Kingfisher in code-share talks with British Airways

Mumbai/New Delhi: Liquor baron-turned-airline promoter Vijay Mallya is negotiating an arrangement with British Airways which would allow Europe's second largest carrier to book its passengers on Kingfisher flights within India.
These arrangements, so-called codesharing agreements, allowing one airline to make travel arrangements for its customers, are a commonplace in the aviation industry but would be the first such agreement between a private Indian carrier and a foreign airline for domestic routes.
Kingfisher will soon seek regulatory approval from India's civil aviation authorities, if the talks prove successful. A civil aviation ministry official confirmed that regulators had been sounded out. "Kingfisher has enquired about the possibility of code-sharing with British Airways on domestic routes. It is, however , yet to formally write to us on this," he said on condition of anonymity.
A spokesperson for Kingfisher said the airline is in talks with international carriers without naming any. "We are in discussion with a few airlines on possible code share and we have made informal inquiries with the ministry of civil aviation," he said in response to a query from ET.
20/02/10 Manisha Singhal & Nirbhay Kumar/Economic Times

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