Jet, S African Airways plan tie-up

New Delhi: The country's largest private carrier Jet Airways has proposed to enter into a marketing alliance with South African Airways. The airline is awaiting regulatory approval for the tie-up which would help the two carriers sell each other’s tickets on Mumbai-Johannesburg besides connecting other onward destinations, industry sources said.
“The two carriers would code-share on the trunk Mumbai-Johannesburg route. The issue is currently pending with civil aviation ministry," a Jet Airways official said.
Jet seeks to provide its customers the option to fly with South African Airways for onward connectivity to cities such as Cape Town and Durban. The proposed agreement would allow the South African Airlines passengers to book tickets on Jet Airways' network in India. “The flight is not doing as we had expected at the time of its launch. On an average we are seeing a occupancy of 60-70% on the flight. The code-share with the South African carrier would help us get more passengers,” the official said.
03/11/10 Nirbhay Kumar/Financial Express

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