Air India has announced interline partnerships with four major airlines from emerging markets, significantly enhancing connectivity to Europe, including the Baltic region, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia.
The new agreements were signed with airBaltic, Bulgaria Air, Cyprus Airways, and Uzbekistan Airways on the sidelines of the ongoing 81st IATA AGM in New Delhi. These partnerships will offer Air India guests seamless travel options to 16 additional destinations across six countries, while also providing easier access to India for passengers of the partner airlines.
These new alliances will enable passengers to book single-ticket itineraries that combine Air India flights with those of its partners, with streamlined baggage handling and allowances.
airBaltic: Provides access to Riga (Latvia), Tallinn (Estonia), and Vilnius (Lithuania) via Air India’s European gateways at Amsterdam, Paris, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, London Gatwick, Milan-Malpensa, Vienna, Zurich, or Dubai.
Bulgaria Air: Provides access to Sofia via Air India’s gateways at London Heathrow, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Milan, Zurich, and Tel Aviv, supporting travel to the vibrant Eastern European city. Air India guests can also take further onward connections from Sofia to other Bulgarian cities of Varna and Burgas.
Cyprus Airways: Provides access to Larnaca (Cyprus) via Air India’s European gateways at Paris, Milan, and Dubai, opening one of the Mediterranean’s key cultural and economic hubs for Indian travellers.
Uzbekistan Airways: Provides access to Tashkent from Delhi, Mumbai, and Goa-Mopa (GOX), as well as further onward connections from Tashkent to Bukhara, Qarshi, Nukus, Urgench, Termez, Samarkand, Fergana, and Namangan.
Additionally, customers from the four partner airlines will benefit from easy connections to over 30 cities across India, including major hubs like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kochi.
Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India said, “These four new interline partnerships significantly enhance Air India’s global reach and open seamless pathways to vibrant cities across some of the most important emerging markets of today. Our partnerships with airBaltic, Bulgaria Air, Cyprus Airways, and Uzbekistan Airways, bring more travel options and smoother journeys for our growing base of customers worldwide as well as reinforce India’s rising status as a key global aviation hub.”
