Virgin Atlantic and IndiGo are delighted to announce a new codeshare between the UK and India, offering seamless connections and increased opportunities for frequent flyers to earn more points than ever before.

Customers purchasing a Virgin Atlantic ticket will be able to connect  from 7 additional cities in India on the airline’s flights from London Heathrow to Delhi and Mumbai due to the codeshare partnership. Later this year, the deal will be expanded to include links onto Virgin Atlantic’s huge US network run out of London Heathrow as well as a total of 16 locations across India.

Virgin Atlantic will be able to offer seats to travellers connecting onto IndiGo flights owing to the deal. Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Goa, Delhi, and Mumbai are among the early codeshare destinations in India. Kochi, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Pune, Coimbatore, Nagpur, Vadodara, Indore, and Visakhapatnam will also be included in the list of additional destinations.

Because to the new codeshare arrangement, Flying Club members of Virgin Atlantic will be able to earn Tier Points and Virgin Points on every codeshare with IndiGo, allowing them to reach their incentives more quickly.

Subject to government permission, the codeshare flights will be available for booking this week for travel after September 27.

Chief Executive Officer and Full-Time Director of IndiGo, Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, stated: “We are happy to announce our codeshare with Virgin Atlantic to provide passengers improved connections. This would not only make it easier to travel from London to as many as 16 locations in India, but it will also improve accessibility, which will expand the country’s chances for foreign trade. We are excited to expand our on-time, reasonably priced, courteous, and hassle-free travel experience to Virgin Atlantic customers on board our lean, clean flying platform.