Jet Airways in air-rail code share agreement with Thalys
17 Sep 2011
Mumbai: Jet Airways, India's largest carrier by market share, said Thursday it had signed an agreement with high speed train operator Thalys for a rail service between Brussels and Paris. This will be Jet's first intermodal codeshare.
Jet will now place its marketing code on Thalys's direct train service between Brussels Airport and Paris Nord, it said.
"We look forward to extending partnership with Thalys to more European cities in the near future," Nikos Kardasiss Jet Airways CEO, said in a statement. The code share will apply for travel starting 30 Oct.
Jet offers six daily flights to India and North America from its European hub in Brussels.
Jet's international operations currently account for about 57 per cent of group sales. These operations are reporting load factors of more than 80 per cent.
The carrier had recently reported a lower-than-expected June quarter net loss on better revenue and a one-time gain. It said high fuel and intense competition continued to hurt performance.