SIA, Air India ink pact for commercial cooperation

[SINGAPORE] Singapore Airlines (SIA) has signed a commercial cooperation framework agreement with Air India that will build on existing partnerships between the two carriers. 

In a joint release on Friday (Jan 16), the two airlines said that this latest agreement will allow them to improve connectivity between Singapore and India, providing greater choice and benefits for customers. 

The agreement – which follows an earlier codeshare partnership signed in 2024 – will require the necessary regulatory approvals.

“It is a strategic, win-win collaboration that will strengthen connectivity between Singapore and India, support the growth of air travel and tourism in both countries, and deepen their long-standing business and people-to-people ties,” said Goh Choon Phong, chief executive officer of SIA. 

Both airlines currently codeshare on 61 points in 20 countries and territories. This follows the October 2024 expansion of their codeshare partnership, which added 51 international and domestic destinations across both networks. 

Following regulatory approvals and potential definitive joint business agreements, SIA and Air India aim to expand their product and service offerings.

Other goals include enabling connections with more route options and allowing customers to book flights across both airlines under a single journey.

The airlines also intend to have a closer coordination of flight schedules and greater cross-participation in their corporate travel programmes.

This includes exploring plans to progressively enhance privileges beyond the current Star Alliance benefits for members of Air India’s Maharaja Club and SIA’s KrisFlyer frequent flyer programmes, said the airlines.

SIA holds a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India, based on its financial statements for the first half of FY2025.

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Shares of SIA closed S$0.01 or 0.2 per cent lower, at S$6.35 on Friday.