Jet Airways angles for Alitalia network for Italian jaunt, Europe

New Delhi: Jet Airways, India’s largest private airline, is looking to expand its network in several European cities besides also launching a non-stop service to New York.
According to civil aviation ministry sources, the airline has received temporary permission to fly daily to Milan, Italy, from New Delhi. This service is already operational.
“But, this is a temporary permission. Jet wants to join Alitalia’s network within Italy and also for onward connections to other European cities,” said a source.
Jet has been given permission to fly to Milan pending a fresh Air Services Agreement (ASA) between India and Italy.
At present, Italy does not allow any Indian airline to enter into code share with an Italian airline for domestic routes within Italy. The permission is temporary since the ASA will be amended by March.
Code share is a flight with two or more legs, covered by one ticket and sold by one airline, for a destination served not directly by it but through an affiliated airline.
A code share flight uses the same two-letter carrier code during all legs of the journey.
15/02/11 Sindhu Bhattacharya/Daily News & Analysis

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