Kenya Airways and Air India Launch Codeshare Partnership
KQ’ code on Air India’s Delhi-Nairobi service and ‘AI’ code on Kenya Airways’ Nairobi-Mumbai service
Kenya Airways and Air India have launched a codeshare partnership to simplify travel between India and Africa. This builds on their existing interline agreement.
The codeshare and interline agreements provide passengers with convenient access to a wider range of destinations across both regions.
Travellers can leverage a single ticket and a unified baggage policy, ensuring a hassle-free experience, as outlined by the airlines.
KQ Designator Code, Expanded Connectivity
The new agreement allows Kenya Airways to place its ‘KQ’ designator code on Air India-operated flights between Delhi and Nairobi. This enables Kenya Airways passengers from across Africa to travel to Delhi via Nairobi.
The interline agreement enables seamless travel on a single itinerary between 28 points in Africa and 15 points in India. Notable destinations include:
Accra, Addis Ababa, Dar Es Salaam, Harare, Johannesburg, Cape Town, Victoria Falls, Seychelles, Kilimanjaro, Mombasa, and Zanzibar in Africa; and Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Goa, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, and Hyderabad in India.
Future Plans
Air India and Kenya Airways stated they plan to progressively add other destinations in their networks to the codeshare agreement. The codeshare flights are available for booking through the airlines’ respective booking channels and travel agents.
