{"id":19570,"date":"2022-04-08T16:39:40","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=19570"},"modified":"2022-04-08T16:39:47","modified_gmt":"2022-04-08T11:09:47","slug":"qantas-agreement-with-indigo-begin-flight-on-sydney-bengaluru-route","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/qantas-agreement-with-indigo-begin-flight-on-sydney-bengaluru-route\/","title":{"rendered":"Qantas agreement with IndiGo, begin Flight on Sydney -Bengaluru route"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Australian carrier Qantas on Friday declared it will begin flights on the Sydney Bengaluru route from September 14 onwards and is finalizing a codeshare partnership with Indian carrier IndiGo.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

IndiGo has codeshare partnerships with <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In a codeshare partnership, each carrier on its distribution system can sell seats on other\u2019s flights. Now, IndiGo has codeshare partnerships with Turkish Airlines<\/a>, Qatar Airways,<\/a> and American Airlines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Sydney-Bengaluru flight will operate four times a week from September 14 onwards on an A330 aircraft, a joint statement by both the airlines stated. \u201cThese are the first direct flights between Australia and southern India by any airline, cutting nearly three hours off the current fastest trip between Bengaluru and Sydney,” it noted.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, Qantas operates flights to India on only one route between Melbourne and Delhi five times per week. \u201cTravellers are also set to benefit from improved one-stop access to Sydney from more than 50 Indian cities, as part of a proposed codeshare agreement between Qantas and IndiGo<\/a>,” the report noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once finalized, customers will have more convenient access from not only the major Indian cities, but many popular regional cities such as Pune and Goa, it mentioned. The offered codeshare agreement will enable seamless connections via Bengaluru, Delhi, or Singapore to Australia\u2019s largest capital cities, said.<\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Qantas Frequent Flyer program will be able to  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAs part of the proposed agreement, customers who join the Qantas Frequent Flyer program will be able to earn and redeem points on connecting IndiGo flights (QF code only) and IndiGo will recognize Qantas Frequent Flyer benefits for tiered members (Silver, Gold, Platinum and Platinum One) including priority check-in, additional baggage allowance, and priority baggage,” it told. Qantas customers traveling on IndiGo will enjoy the same baggage allowance for the entire journey as well as complimentary food and drinks, it said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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