Malaysia Airlines has signed an initial agreement with local no-frills carrier IndiGo for a codeshare partnership to improve connectivity between the two countries.
Furthermore, the airlines’ collaboration agreement will allow both carriers to provide consumers with more options and flexibility for smooth travel between Malaysia and India.
In a statement, IndiGo stated, “Through this cooperation, Malaysia Airlines will be able to strengthen its connectivity with India, as the marketing carrier on IndiGo operated flights, while IndiGo customers will get to explore more Southeast Asia destinations through Malaysia Airlines’ extensive network”.
“This reciprocal arrangement will allow both carriers to provide seamless connections to their customers, besides enabling them to enjoy an integrated travel itinerary among other facilities”, the statement reads.
Malaysia Airlines now provides 71 weekly flights to India’s nine major hubs: New Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kochi, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, and Trivandrum.
Izham Ismail, Group Managing Director of Malaysia Aviation Group stated, “With India being our largest international market, we are delighted to enter this MoU with IndiGo to further widen our reach beyond the nine hubs we currently operate within India”.
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