Air India and Lufthansa Group have announced an expansion of their codeshare partnership, enhancing connectivity between the Indian Subcontinent and Europe. This development introduces nearly 60 additional codeshare routes across 12 Indian and 26 European cities.
The collaboration now includes a new agreement with Austrian Airlines, alongside expanded agreements with Lufthansa and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS). The total number of codeshare routes between Air India, Lufthansa, and SWISS will increase from 55 to nearly 100. Additionally, the agreement with Austrian Airlines adds 26 new routes.
Lufthansa Group customers can connect to Air India's domestic services in 15 Indian cities: Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Goa Mopa, Goa Dabolim, Hyderabad, Indore, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, and Thiruvananthapuram. Furthermore, Lufthansa carriers will add designator codes to Air India's international flights from Delhi and Mumbai to Kathmandu, Melbourne, and Sydney.