Virgin Atlantic codeshares on Jet Airways’ Mumbai London Heathrow route

May 5, 2009 Comments Off on Virgin Atlantic codeshares on Jet Airways’ Mumbai London Heathrow route 310 Views

Virgin Atlantic who recently withdrew their services on the Mumbai London Heathrow route, has entered in to a codeshare agreement with Jet Airways effective May 6 2009, allowing guests to book with Virgin Atlantic but travel with Jet Airways on their double daily service between Mumbai and London Heathrow.

Virgin Atlantic will place its code on Jet Airways flights as follows:-

Jet flight
Virgin flight
Sector
Departure
Arrival
9W 119
VS9119
Heathrow–Mumbai
09:30
22:50
9W 120
VS9120
Mumbai–Heathrow
01:45
06:45
9W 117
VS9117
Heathrow–Mumbai
21:25
11:00
9W 118
VS9118
Mumbai–Heathrow
12:55
17:55

The codeshare agreement will be particularly useful for passengers travelling between many points on Virgin Atlantic’s worldwide network and Mumbai who will be able to make convenient, same-terminal connections at London Heathrow’s Terminal 3.

The two airlines will however compete on the New Delhi – London Heathrow sector where Virgin and Jet each have a daily service.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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