Jet Airways Expands Codeshare Agreement with Air France

India’s Jet Airways and Air France are expanding their codeshare partnership, which will offer guests enhanced network connectivity to 12 major cities across Europe and the United Kingdom.

The new codeshare flights will be available for travel effective 14 May 2014.

Currently Air France places its marketing code on Jet Airways’ domestic routes between Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru to Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. With the commencement of Jet Airways' Mumbai-Paris operations in May, Jet Airways will place its marketing code on Air France operated flights beyond Paris, providing seamless connections across domestic France, Europe and the United Kingdom. With this expansion in the codeshare arrangement, Jet Airways’ guests will be able to fly between India and Paris in France and beyond to various points across India and Europe on flights operated by both carriers.

The codeshare destinations beyond Paris where Jet Airways will place its marketing code on Air France operated flights are:

- Nice, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse in France
- Barcelona and Madrid in Spain,
- Hamburg in Germany,
- Prague in the Czech Republic,
- Dublin in Ireland and
- Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle in United Kingdom.

Mr Gaurang Shetty, Senior Vice President – Commercial, Jet Airways, said, “We are pleased to have the expanded codeshare partnership with Air France as it will further strengthen the global network of both airlines and provide increased benefits to all our guests. Jet Airways has constantly endeavored to offer enhanced travel opportunities to its guests and our codeshare agreement with Air France is another distinctive travel solution. India and Europe share strong ties, ranging from leisure and business tourism to commercial trade. With this expanded codeshare agreement, we will be able to offer our guests wider access, unmatched connectivity and seamless travel to key markets across Europe, with France’s premium airline.”