The passengers who are travelling from Mumbai to African destinations have reason to cheer. National carrier Air India (AI) has signed a memo of understanding with Ethiopian Airlines (ET). Being members of the Star Alliance network, AI and ET will explore expanding their agreement to more destinations in Africa and India. Now Air India and Ethiopian airlines code-sharing passengers can explore various African destinations with a single ticket.
Previously, due to inadequate choice, passengers had to use various connecting flights of different airlines which was time-consuming and expensive.
Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO, Ethiopian Airlines told dna that both airlines have already started code-sharing on Kenyan and Tanzanian routes, and would expand the same to entire Africa and beyond the gateway cities of Delhi and Mumbai that Ethiopian airlines currently operates on the India network. Ethiopian airlines covers 49 destinations in the African continent.
Tewolde elaborated, "We are very happy to expand our code-share partnership with Air India by adding domestic points in India and destinations in Africa. There is now benefit not only to the travelling public as a whole but to both airlines. Currently, we have daily flights to both Mumbai and Delhi. Going forward, we plan to have double daily flights on both destinations very soon."
07/01/15 Mewati Sitaram/Daily News & Analysis
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Previously, due to inadequate choice, passengers had to use various connecting flights of different airlines which was time-consuming and expensive.
Tewolde Gebremariam, CEO, Ethiopian Airlines told dna that both airlines have already started code-sharing on Kenyan and Tanzanian routes, and would expand the same to entire Africa and beyond the gateway cities of Delhi and Mumbai that Ethiopian airlines currently operates on the India network. Ethiopian airlines covers 49 destinations in the African continent.
Tewolde elaborated, "We are very happy to expand our code-share partnership with Air India by adding domestic points in India and destinations in Africa. There is now benefit not only to the travelling public as a whole but to both airlines. Currently, we have daily flights to both Mumbai and Delhi. Going forward, we plan to have double daily flights on both destinations very soon."
07/01/15 Mewati Sitaram/Daily News & Analysis
