United Airlines and Vistara Establish Codeshare Agreement

Agreement enables United customers to travel seamlessly to more than 20 destinations throughout India while earning MileagePlus frequent flyer miles

United Airlines today announced it has entered into a new alliance agreement with New Delhi-based airline, Vistara. The agreement, effective in Fall 2019, further expands United’s global route network to more than 20 destinations throughout India. United currently operates more nonstop service to India than any other U.S. carrier.

“United Airlines has served India from our New York/Newark hub for more than 14 years and in December of this year will begin operating new nonstop service between San Francisco and New Delhi,” said John Gebo, United’s senior vice president of Alliances. “We are pleased to enter into this new alliance agreement with Vistara to offer our customers traveling between the United States and India seamless access to more destinations throughout India.”

United has served India since 2005, offering customers year-round daily nonstop flights between New York/Newark and Mumbai and New Delhi. Beginning Dec. 5, 2019, United’s seasonal service between San Francisco and New Delhi will enable business and leisure travelers nonstop access from the U.S. West Coast. The new flight will connect customers from more than 80 U.S. cities to India with just one stop in San Francisco.

“We’re very happy to take our partnership with United Airlines to the next level with this codeshare agreement. It helps us offer an extended global network to our customers and gives us the chance of welcoming travelers from across the world to experience Vistara’s award-winning hospitality and service in India. With United Airlines, we share the passion for staying ahead of the curve to delight customers, and we’re confident that our respective customers will truly enjoy the shared benefits of this collaboration,” Sanjiv Kapoor, Chief Strategy & Commercial Officer, Vistara.

In addition to convenient, one-stop connections to more than 20 destinations from Mumbai and New Delhi, the new United/Vistara alliance agreement enables United customers traveling from the United States with a seamless travel experience including:

• Connecting flight opportunities from Mumbai and New Delhi further enhances United’s network offering from its U.S. hubs in New York/Newark and San Francisco.
• Reciprocal frequent flyer benefits – United MileagePlus members earn and redeem frequent flyer miles on all Vistara routes and Vistara’s Club Vistara members earn and redeem frequent flyer miles on all Vistara and United routes.
• United will place its UA* marketing code on more than 20 flights operated by Vistara (subject to government approval).
• Coordinated United and Vistara customer service.

Single ticket booking and checked baggage to the customer’s final destination

IndiGo Appoints Industry Consultant

IndiGo Appoints Industry Veteran Ronojoy Dutta As Principal Consultant

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta has been appointed as Principal Consultant to InterGlobe Aviation Limited, with immediate effect. Mr. Dutta will be reporting to Interim CEO Mr. Rahul Bhatia.

Mr. Dutta’s primary responsibility will be to develop a five-year business plan for IndiGo. 

Mr. Dutta has extensive experience in the aviation industry: he was President of United Airlines, where he worked for nearly twenty years, holding a broad spectrum of leadership positions including Senior VP Planning, Senior VP Maintenance, VP Finance and VP Information Technology. He was subsequently an adviser in the restructuring of both Air Canada and USAirways, among other extensive consulting engagements. Mr. Dutta also has experience of Indian aviation, having been President of Air Sahara for two years.

Mr. Dutta has served on the Boards of United Airlines, US Airways and Marsico Trust Funds. He has a degree from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

About IndiGo

IndiGo is amongst the fastest growing low-cost carriers in the world. IndiGo has a simple philosophy: offer fares that are low, flights that are on time, and a courteous, hassle-free travel experience. With its fleet of 198 aircraft including Airbus A320s and 12 ATR aircraft, the airline offers over 1300 daily flights and connects 49 domestic destinations and 14 international destinations.