Virgin Atlantic has entered into a codeshare agreement with India’s Jet Airways.As per the deal, passengers who book tickets on Virgin Atlantic can travel Jet Airways on their double daily service between London Heathrow and Mumbai. Mr. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, chief executive officer, Jet Airways, said, “Jet Airways is delighted to enter into a codeshare with Virgin Atlantic. The code share agreement between Virgin Atlantic and Jet Airways represents a significant step forward in strengthening the relationship between our two airlines.” He added that with the Mumbai-London route holding good potential, Jet Airways was looking to boost its presence on this route by means of the codeshare partnership.
Edmond Rose, director of commercial and revenue planning, Virgin Atlantic, said, “With the new deal in place, Virgin Atlantic’s passengers will now benefit from more frequent flights under the Virgin Atlantic code for travel between London and Mumbai.” “The new codeshare will be particularly useful for passengers traveling between many points on Virgin Atlantic’s worldwide network and Mumbai who will be able to make convenient, same-terminal connections at London Heathrow’s Terminal 3,” he added. Virgin Atlantic operates a daily service between London Heathrow and Delhi departing London Heathrow at 10 pm and arriving in Delhi at 11 am and departing Delhi at 1:15 pm arriving in London Heathrow at 5:55 pm. Virgin Atlantic, offers long haul services from London’s Heathrow, Gatwick, and Manchester airports, to 30 destinations worldwide as far apart as Las Vegas and Shanghai. Jet Airways flies to 63 destinations and operates a fleet of 87 aircraft.
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