Kingfisher,British Airways have joined hands in codeshare agreement

Kingfisher Airlines and British Airways have joined hands in a codeshare agreement on flights to India, Sri Lanka, the United Kingdom and Europe, according to Atul Kumria, Kingfisher Airlines’ Regional Director for North America. Earlier this year, Kingfisher Airlines accepted an invitation to join Oneworld Alliance, and become partners with the leading airlines of the world.This is the first time that British Airways has codeshared with an Indian carrier. Travelers on each airline will be able to book their entire journey on each other, earn frequent flyer points on the codeshare routes and access each others airport lounges.

As codeshare partners with British Airways, Kingfisher Airlines flight numbers will be placed on nine routes from the United Kingdom regions and Europe, while the British carrier’s code will be placed on 11 domestic Indian routes and one route to Sri Lanka, operated by Kingfisher Airlines.
Earlier in September, Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO of Kingfisher Airlines said,I am delighted that British Airways has entered into a codeshare arrangement with Kingfisher Airlines, practically within months of the announcement that Kingfisher Airlines is to join Oneworld. It is therefore only appropriate that the first codeshare arrangement is with British Airways who is also our Oneworld sponsor. The codeshare with British Airways will mean that our guests from India will now be able to fly seamlessly to nine new European cities. Besides making onward connections much simpler, this will mean enhanced connectivity and reach for guests traveling with us to Europe. Similarly, all British Airways’ flyers will now be able to travel with India’s first and only five star airline.

Kingfisher Airlines flight from Delhi and Mumbai to Heathrow. Its code will be placed on British Airways flights from Heathrow to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dusseldorf, Lisbon and Paris.British Airways flies from Heathrow to Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai. Its code will be placed on Kingfisher Airlines flights from Bangalore to Chennai, Coimbatore and Kochi; Chennai to Coimbatore and Colombo (Sri Lanka). Delhi to Bangalore and Kolkata; Mumbai to Bangalore, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad and Kolkata.