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An MoU has been signed by Air India and Lufthansa, establishing the framework for a joint venture between the carriers and their subsidiaries, including Austrian Airlines, Air India Express, Brussels Airlines, ITA Airways, Lufthansa, Swiss International Air Lines and other affiliated airlines.
Building on their existing codeshare agreements and shared membership in Star Alliance, this MoU enables the carriers to explore ways to improve connectivity between India and key European markets, providing travellers with a seamless experience across the world’s busiest routes on a single ticket. The MoU will leverage opportunities created by the recent conclusion of the landmark India-European Union Free Trade Agreement.
The carriers will collaborate across several strategic areas, including coordinated route planning and flight schedules in specific markets for improving the convenience of customers and connectivity, along with joint sales, marketing and distribution initiatives. Further cooperation would encompass joint development and coordination to improve customer experiences across frequent flyer programmes, IT infrastructure, customer journey, quality assurance and other mutually beneficial initiatives, to improve the ease of travel for our customers.
The MoU initially focuses on increasing passenger traffic between Air India’s home market and the Lufthansa Group’s core Home Market region, including Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland. It also suggests including the rest of Europe and the Indian subcontinent, generating opportunities for future expansion. The exact scope, including routes and markets, will be finalized upon the start of the joint venture between the two airline giants.
Air India and Lufthansa Group carriers currently code-share on 145 routes across 15 Indian and 29 European cities in 20 countries. In February 2025, Air India and the Lufthansa Group announced an expansion of codeshare agreements among Air India, Lufthansa, SWISS and Austrian Airlines.
Source: Aviation World
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