Malaysia Airlines, Jet Airways Expand Codeshare Agreement

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 4 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines and Jet Airways have announced a codeshare agreement expansion, offering guests a wider network of destinations covering new routes with departures from Mumbai and Hyderabad to cities in India as well as Southeast Asia destinations including Hong Kong, Bangkok and Singapore, effective Sept 24, 2018. In a statement Thursday, it said Malaysia Airlines’ codeshare on Jet Airways services includes Hyderabad–Bangalore, Mumbai-Ahmedabad, Mumbai-Aurangabad, Mumbai-Bangalore, Mumbai-Chennai, Mumbai-Delhi, Mumbai-Goa, Mumbai-Hyderabad, Mumbai-Jaipur, Mumbai-Kochi and Mumbai-Kolkata. Meanwhile, Jet Airways’ codeshare on Malaysia Airlines services entails destinations from Kuala Lumpur-Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur-Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur-Singapore. “This agreement was an extension from the existing codeshare with Malaysia Airlines on Malaysia Airlines routes from Kuala Lumpur to Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Delhi, and Chennai,” it said. Malaysia Airlines’ Chief Revenue Officer, Ignatius Ong, said together with Jet Airways, the airlines will be offering seamless connectivity to fast-growing cities in India including Aurangabad, Dabolim (Goa), Ahmedabad, Kochi and Kolkata. --BERNAMA