Tata's Air India enters interline partnership with Alaska Airlines

Tata Group-owned airline company Air India recently entered into an interline partnership with Alaska Airlines.

Allowing guests to avail seamless connections

The partnership, while strengthening Air India’s international network, will allow Air India guests to avail seamless connections from New York JFK, Newark-New Jersey, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, and Vancouver gateways to and from 32 destinations in the USA, Mexico, and Canada on Alaska Airline’s network.

According to the company's statement, The scope of the agreement includes bilateral interlining, which allows both airlines to sell tickets on each other’s network. In addition, the two airlines have also entered a Special Prorate Agreement, which allows Air India to file ‘through fares’ on routes covering Alaska Airlines’ network. 

Offering free baggage allowance

Notably, the passengers will also be able to get Air India’s free baggage allowance on Alaska Airlines routes, the release said.

Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial & Transformation Officer, Air India, said, “The tie-up with Alaska Air will expand our international footprint in the US and Canada and even extend our reach to Mexico boosting our network expansion plans. It will help us offer more choice to our guests and mark a significant step forward in our mission to enhance connectivity.”

Passengers will be able to connect to the following points on the Alaska Airlines network from Air India’s current gateways in North America:

New York JFK: Portland, San Diego, Seattle. Newark-New Jersey: Los Angeles, Portland, San Diego, Seattle. Chicago: Portland, Seattle, Anchorage, Boise. Washington DC: Los Angeles, San Diego, Seattle. San Francisco: 26 points in the USA and 6 in Mexico USA: Salt Lake City, Orange County, Tampa, Anchorage, Austin, Boise, Boston, Bozeman Yellowstone, Dallas Love Field, Reagan National, Fort Lauderdale, Spokane, Honolulu, Jackson Hole, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Orlando, Missoula Montana, Kahului, Seattle Paine Field, Portland, Phoenix, Palm Springs, Redmond, San Diego, Seattle. Mexico: Los Cabos, Ixtapa-Zihuatanejo, Cancun, Loreto International, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta. Vancouver: Seattle Air India currently operates 47 non-stop flights every week from Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai to five American cities: New York, Newark, Washington DC, Chicago, and San Francisco, and 14 non-stop flights every week from Delhi to Toronto and Vancouver in Canada.