<p class="title">Full-service airline Vistara on Monday said it has entered into a codeshare pact with Lufthansa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two carriers already have an interline partnership.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The two airlines are planning to soon expand the scope of the agreement, enabling frequent fliers of both airlines to earn miles/points when travelling on each other’s networks and enjoy other benefits," Vistara said in a release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Codesharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless travel to destinations where it has no presence. An interline arrangement refers to a pact to issue and accept tickets for flights that are operated by the partner airline.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As part of the agreement, Lufthansa would add its 'LH' designator code to nearly 18 Vistara-operated flights every day covering 10 Indian cities, namely Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Mumbai and Pune.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sales under the codeshare agreement progressively open today on all channels and major GDS systems for flights starting December 16, 2019," the release said.</p>
<p class="title">Full-service airline Vistara on Monday said it has entered into a codeshare pact with Lufthansa.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The two carriers already have an interline partnership.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The two airlines are planning to soon expand the scope of the agreement, enabling frequent fliers of both airlines to earn miles/points when travelling on each other’s networks and enjoy other benefits," Vistara said in a release.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Codesharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless travel to destinations where it has no presence. An interline arrangement refers to a pact to issue and accept tickets for flights that are operated by the partner airline.</p>.<p class="bodytext">As part of the agreement, Lufthansa would add its 'LH' designator code to nearly 18 Vistara-operated flights every day covering 10 Indian cities, namely Delhi, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Kochi, Mumbai and Pune.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Sales under the codeshare agreement progressively open today on all channels and major GDS systems for flights starting December 16, 2019," the release said.</p>