Air India has announced a new, unilateral, interline partnership with Singapore Airlines' (SIA) budget carrier subsidiary Scoot.
Air India has announced a new, unilateral, interline partnership with Singapore Airlines' (SIA) budget carrier subsidiary Scoot.
According to Air India, the partnership will strengthen the Gurugram, India-based carrier's network across 70 destinations in 18 countries across Southeast Asia, North Asia, and Australia via Singapore. Air India's customers can take onward flights with Scoot to the listed and other destinations following their flights to Singapore from Delhi, Mumbai, or Chennai, with a single-booking and checked bags.
The partnership will add destinations previously not covered under Air India's other partnerships include the following: Macau SAR, Padang and Labuan Bajo (Indonesia), Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, Langkawi, Ipoh, Kuantan, Miri, Sibu, Malacca, and Kota Bharu (Malaysia), Davao and Iloilo (Philippines), Koh Samui, Chiang Rai, and Chiang Mai (Thailand), and Nha Trang and Phu Quoc (Vietnam).
“Asia Pacific remains the world’s fastest-growing region for aviation, with intra-regional air travel demand surging at significant rates,” said Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India. “Our new interline partnership with Scoot taps into that momentum, meeting the rising Indian traveller appetite for seamless access to far-flung corners of the continent - from Malaysia’s rainforests to Vietnam’s beaches and Indonesia’s emerging cities.”
Calvin Chan, Chief Commercial Officer, Scoot, said, “This partnership marks an important step in broadening travel options for customers in India to discover unique destinations across Scoot’s extensive network via Singapore. We look forward to welcoming Air India customers onboard and connecting them to new experiences with Scoot.”
Between India and Singapore, Air India operates a total of 49 weekly flights – thrice daily from Delhi, and twice-daily each from Mumbai and Chennai.
The new partnership will add to the current codeshare partnership and relationship with fellow Star Alliance partner airline Singapore Airlines.
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