Indigo, Delta Air Lines, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic have today announced its intention to build a cutting-edge partnership connecting India with Europe and North America, with ambitions to grow on a global scale.
India, one of the fastest growth aviation markets in the world, is at the heart of this collaboration. By connecting the vast national network of Indigo with Delta’s strength in North America and the transatlantic, the extensive scope of Air France-KLM in Europe and North America, and the United Kingdom and the transatlantic presence of Virgin Atlantic, the partnership is about to offer wider travelers, smooth journeys and a more coherent experience through continents. By connecting dozens of cities in the United States, Canada, Europe and India, airlines aim to meet the growing demand for international travel while establishing new standards of connectivity and cooperation in global aviation.
Pieter Elbers, CEO of Indigo, said, “Indigo has embarked on an ambitious trip to become a global airline by 2030. This partnership represents another important step to pursue commercial synergies, operational excellence and innovation. This ad extends not only to our relationship with Air France – KLM and Virgin Atlantic, but also the start of our new chapter, we have completely excited our extent of Delta as a value partner. And connect with the networks of our partners to provide better access to Europe and North America.
Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, said: “This agreement is another example of our commitment to make travel more connected, more inclusive and more accessible. Combining our forces with those of Indigo, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic, will allow us to offer unrivaled connectivity and convenience, we are waiting to restart the Delta direct service.
Benjamin Smith,, CEO of Air France-KLM, said: “We are very happy to extend our existing partnership with Indigo and do it alongside our Delta and Virgin Atlantic partners. India is a strategic market for Air France-KLM, where we have a strong and historic presence soon to increase. We are impatient to welcome indigo customers on our flights and play an active role in the connectivity of the country.”
Shai Weiss, CEO of Virgin Atlanticsaid: “During our 25th year of flight to India, we are delighted to rely on our joint venture with Delta and Air France-KLM, and our successful codes with Indigo, going further with this partnership. While Indigo begins long operations, we will connect four of the flight times in the world through the benefits of loyalty.”
Connection of route networks, 2022 and beyond
Indigo has partnerships with Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic and with Air France-KLM since 2022. Since then, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic Customers have access to more than 30 Indigo points in India.
More recently, Indigo has announced the start of service in Europe, which, in addition to extending the existing partnership with Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic Transatlantic Flights, facilitates a new partnership opportunity between Indigo and Delta, allowing Indigo customers to connect offshore Delta. Once the commercial contracts and regulatory procedures have been completed to allow Indigo to sell partner flights such as their own as part of its own 6th *marketing codes, Indigo customers will be able to book trips on certain flights managed by its international partners, which facilitates the involvement of destinations in Europe and North America. These include:
- Amsterdam KLM flights 30 points in Europe
- Delta and KLM flights from Amsterdam in the United States and Canada
- Virgin Atlantic Manchester flight in the United States
For its part, the new recently announced road from KLM connecting Amsterdam to Hyderabad offers other cooperation opportunities with Indigo. With the launch of the itinerary in September 2025, Air France-KLM will begin to sell indigo flights around 24 destinations beyond Hyderabad.
Indigo previously announced that it would improve its B787 fleet rented to six planes later this year and set up a long-term firm order of 30 Airbus A350-900 planes, with options for 70 others. While these planes join the Indigo fleet, the long-haul expansion of the airline will allow more in-depth and deeper cooperation between Indigo and Delta, Air France-KLM and Virgin Atlantic in the future.
Delta, meanwhile, plans to resume services in India with non -stop flights between Atlanta and Delhi, subject to the government’s approval. The start date of the service will be announced later.
Future collaboration
The memorandum of understanding also creates a framework for more in -depth collaboration between carriers on a bilateral and multilateral basis; contemplate commercial collaboration, including the network, loyalty, freight and sales, subject to regulatory approvals; explores areas of non -commercial cooperation, including planes, sustainability, training, soil manipulation; And recognizes the need to develop advanced collaboration through the use of technology to effectively serve joint customers.
About Air France-KLM
A global player with a strong European basis, the main areas of activity of the Air France-KLM group are the transport of passengers, the transport of goods and the aeronautical maintenance.
Air France-KLM is one of the main airline groups in terms of international traffic from Europe. It offers its customers access to a global network, covering more than 320 destinations thanks to Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Transavia, mainly from its bases in Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Paris-Oonne and Amsterdam-Schiphol.
Flying Blue is the loyalty program of the Air France-KLM group with more than 26 million members.
With its Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic partners, Air France-KLM operates the largest transatlantic joint venture, with more than 375 daily flights. Air France-KLM is also a member of SkyTeam, the alliance dedicated to the provision to passengers a more transparent travel experience at each stage of their trip to member airlines 19 working together in a large global network.
Recognized for 20 years as an industry leader in sustainable development, the Air France-KLM group is determined to accelerate the transition to a more sustainable aviation.
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About Delta
Thanks to an exceptional service and the power of innovation, Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) continues to seek ways to ensure that each trip feels adapted to each customer. There are 100,000 Delta people opening the way to offer a world class customer experience on up to 5,000 Delta and Delta Delta Delta and Delta flights to more than 290 destinations on six continents, connecting people to places and each other.
Delta served more than 200 million customers in 2024 – in complete reliably, reliably and with the innovation of advanced customer service – and was recognized by JD Power in 2024 to be N ° 1 in the satisfaction of passengers first / Business and Premium Economy. The airline was also recognized again as the most on time airline in North America in 2024 and our people won the Platinum Award for the Operational Excellence of the Cirium.
We remain determined to ensure that the future of trips is connected, personalized and pleasant. The authentic and sustainable motivation of our people is to ensure that each customer feels well received and neat at each point of their trip with us.
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About Indigo
Indigo is preferred and among carriers to the fastest growth in the world. Indigo has a simple philosophy: offering affordable prices, flights that are in time and offer a short and hassle travel experience on its unrivaled network. With its fleet of more than 400 planes, the airline operates around 2,200+ daily flights, connecting more than 90 domestic destinations and over 40 years old, inducted 58 aircraft in 2024 and welcomed more than 118 million customers in FY5. Indigo Indigo! For more information, please visit http://www.goingo.in/ Or download our mobile application. You can also connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
About Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic was founded by the entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson in 1984, with innovation and an incredible customer service at the base. In 2024, Virgin Atlantic was elected the only Global Five Star airline in Great Britain by Apex for the eighth consecutive year in the official airline notes. Based in London, it employs 8,500 people worldwide, driving customers to 28 destinations on four continents throughout the year.
In addition to the shareholder and partner of joint venture Delta Air Lines, Virgin Atlantic operates a leading transatlantic network, with connections to more than 200 cities around the world. In February 2020, Air France-KLM, Delta Air Lines and Virgin Atlantic launched an enlarged joint venture, offering a full route network, practical flight schedules, competitive prices and reciprocal advantages of frequent leaflets, including the possibility of winning and buying miles on all carriers. Virgin Atlantic joined Skyteam in March 2023 as the first and only American airline of the Global Airline Alliance, improving the network and the transatlantic services of the Alliance towards and from Heathrow and Manchester airport.
Virgin Atlantic has been a pioneering leadership of sustainability for more than 15 years, committing to zero by 2050 and a continuous action which reduces the environmental impact. The airline operates one of the youngest and most economical fleets in fuel in the sky, with an average age of less than seven years. In October 2022, Virgin Atlantic welcomed its first A330-900 to the fleet, continuing its transformation to 100% of next generation planes by 2028. In November 2023, the airline led a consortium to offer the first world flight through the Atlantic on 100% of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), demonstrating that 100% aerectors can be used as a fall in the fall in Fuel existing in existing infrastructure, airmen and airmen can be used safely as a fall in fuel in existing fuel for existing offenses and aector. The need to set up production is an imperative of industry and Virgin Atlantic is committed to radical collaboration throughout the energy chain to support marketing before 2030.
For more information, visit www.virginatlantic.com Or via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @virginatlantic.
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