Aviation major IndiGo announced on 22 September a codeshare agreement with British Airways to boost India-UK connections.

Code sharing is a form of partnership between two airlines where an airline can place its two-letter identification code on the flight schedules of another airline.

This indicates that the flight can be operated by one and marketed by another.

British Airways will add more routes to the existing IndiGo network through this codeshare and improve its travel connectivity between India and the UK.

From 12 October, British Airways will add additional routes like Rajkot to London’s Heathrow via Mumbai, Thiruvananthapuram to Heathrow via Mumbai, and Vadodara to Heathrow via Mumbai.

IndiGo currently has a codeshare with Qantas, Virgin Atlantic, Turkish Airlines, Qatar Airways, American Airlines, KLM, and Air France.

Abhijit Dasgupta, Senior Vice President of Network Planning and Revenue Management at IndiGo, said, “This step will not only support trade and commerce between the countries but will also offer convenient travel options to students and tourists.”

British Airways has announced that all passengers travelling with IndiGo will be served a complimentary meal.