Jet Airways and Air France, the flag carrier of France, announced the expansion of their code share partnership, which will offer enhanced network connectivity to 12 major cities across Europe and the United Kingdom. The new code share flights open for sale from 2nd April, and will be available for travel effective 14th May 2014.
Currently Air France places its marketing code on Jet Airways’ domestic routes between Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru to Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. With the commencement of Jet Airways’ Mumbai-Paris operations on the 14th of May 2014, Jet Airways will now be placing its marketing code on Air France operated flights beyond Paris, providing seamless connections across domestic France, Europe and the United Kingdom.
With this expansion in the code share arrangement, Jet Airways’ guests will be able to fly between India and Paris in France and beyond to various points across India and Europe on flights operated by both carriers.
The code share destination beyond Paris where Jet Airways will place its marketing code on Air France operated flights are Nice, Lyon, Marseille, and Toulouse in France, Barcelona and Madrid in Spain, Hamburg in Germany, Prague, Dublin, Birmingham, Manchester and Newcastle.
Jet Airways currently operates a fleet of 113 aircraft.