Alitalia and Jet Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that confirms the airlines’ intention to operate codeshare flights this winter season. With the agreement Jet Airways customers around the world will be able to fly to new Italian destinations, served by Alitalia. Alitalia customers will be able to fly directly from Italy to India with new destinations. Jet Airways will operate daily direct services between Milan Malpensa and New Delhi starting on December 5, 2010. 

Under the proposed deal, Jet Airways will place its two-letter ‘9W’ code on selected services operated by Alitalia. In turn, Alitalia will place its ‘AZ’ code on Jet Airways’ selected services, including flights between Italy and India. The agreement strengthens Alitalia’s offer from the Milan Malpensa Airport and will contribute to the growth of Alitalia and SkyTeam on the Far East market, where the alliance already holds a leadership position. Further to codeshare opportunities the cooperation agreement between Alitalia and Jet Airways covers frequent flyer programme partnerships, ground activities and cargo services.

Naresh Goyal, Chairman, Jet Airways said, “India and Italy share strong ties, ranging across leisure and business tourism and commercial trade. Due to the MoU signed we will be able to offer our customers a wider access to Italy’s top destinations, with Italy’s premium airline.”
Roberto Colaninno, Chairman, Alitalia said, “The MoU with Jet Airways is a further step in Alitalia’s strategy of growing on the global marketplace, and follows the key agreements that Alitalia already signed with Aeroflot, Etihad Airways and Vietnam Airlines.”