South African Airways seals code-share pact with Jet Airways

South African Airways (SAA) sealed a code-share pact with Jet Airways for connecting services on India's domestic routes including New Delhi and Mumbai, providing a seamless travel between India and South Africa.
The agreement will support the airlines' trunk routes between Johannesburg-Abu Dhabi and the connections from Abu Dhabi to the five key destinations in India, a release said today.
Code-sharing of flights allows an airline to book passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless transport to multiple destinations where it has no presence.
The code-share agreement between SAA and Jet Airways would be effective from August 13, it said.

Under the agreement, SAA will share Jet Airways services as connecting operations from its overseas hub Abu Dhabi to Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, the release said, adding that the Indian carrier will, in turn, codeshares on SAA's flights between Abu Dhabi and Johannesburg and beyond to Cape Town and Durban.
"We make continuous efforts to make it easier for Indian travellers to visit South Africa. Our code-share with Jet Airways further strengthens our connectivity with India. This will give our patrons from the country additional flight options to choose from when planning their trips," South African Airways Country Manager Sajid Khan said.