Air Sahara signs codeshare deal with American Airlines and MoU with British Airways moves closer to oneworld?
01-Aug-2005 |
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Air Sahara and American Airlines have signed a codeshare agreement covering Americans new daily non-stop Chicago-Delhi service to commence on 15 November 2005 with B777-200 equipment, subject to government approval.
The agreement reportedly also covers domestic US and Indian services, but further details were not disclosed.
Air Sahara and British Airways (BA) signed (7 July) a Memorandum of Understanding to coordinate schedules, launch joint fares and explore possible codesharing in the future. A codeshare agreement could be reached within three to four months, subject to government approvals. Air Sahara is launching daily Delhi-London service, while British Airways is planning to increase UK-India capacity by 100%. BA plans to add capacity to Mumbai, Chennai and launch Bangalore service in Winter 2005.
Air Sahara also plans to hold cooperation discussions with Cathay Pacific shortly. British Airways, American Airlines and Cathay Pacific are all members of the oneworld alliance, suggesting Air Sahara could be positioning to become the first Indian carrier to join a global alliance. Jet Airways recently stated it has no plans to join a global alliance. |
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