GURUGRAM / PARO: Air India, India’s
leading global airline
and Drukair, Royal Bhutan
Airlines have announced new interline partnership to significantly enhance
seamless travel convenience and strengthen network connectivity between India,
Bhutan and beyond.
The partnership enables passengers to benefit from a single-ticket itinerary combining Air India and Drukair flights, ensuring a seamless end-to-end travel experience. It offers coordinated baggage and passenger through transfer to the final destination, delivering a seamless travel experience via Air India’s hub at Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport. Passengers will also benefit from competitive interline fares, providing enhanced flexibility, improved connectivity, and greater overall value.
The partnership enables Air India guests to seamlessly travel to
Paro, via Delhi from across Air India’s expanding international network. It also provides
convenient onward connections within Bhutan, from Paro
to Bumthang, Gelephu, and Yonphula.
With this partnership, Air India offers seamless connectivity to
nearly all countries in the SAARC region through its own or partner network.
Reciprocally, Drukair passengers gain direct access via Delhi,
Guwahati, and Kolkata to Air India’s extensive domestic network, including
Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kochi, as well as a wide range of major international
destinations such as Paris Charles
de Gaulle, Colombo, Newark,
Frankfurt, New York (JFK), London (Heathrow), Melbourne, San Francisco,
Sydney, Toronto Pearson, and Vancouver.
Mr Nipun Aggarwal,
Chief Commercial Officer, Air India,
said: "Our partnership with Drukair reinforces our commitment to strengthening connectivity across the SAARC region,
which we consider our extended home market. Bhutan is a
valued part of this region, and we are happy to enable easy access to Bhutan
for our guests and look forward to welcoming Drukair’s
passengers onto Air India’s extensive
domestic and global network.
Mr Tandi Wangchuk, Chief Executive Officer of
Drukair, said: “This partnership marks a
significant milestone for Drukair as we continue to strengthen our global
connectivity and enhance the travel experience for our passengers. Through this
interline partnership with Air India, our customers will benefit from seamless
journeys, expanded access
to key international markets, and improved connectivity across India and beyond.”
This partnership is expected to further support tourism and business
travel, while offering passengers greater accessibility, convenience, and
value.