NEW DELHI (Jan 16): Air India and Singapore Airlines have agreed a cooperation framework that could allow the two flag carriers to increase routes, reduce overlap and more broadly enhance collaboration, they said on Friday. Described by the two airlines as a "commercial cooperation framework agreement", it follows an airspace ban by Pakistan announced last April that forced Air India to discontinue some routes to the US from India. The airlines said the agreement could include expanding both carriers’ corporate travel programmes, a source of high-yield revenue for airlines. Air India already has a codesharing agreement in 20 countries and territories with Singapore Airlines, which owns a 25% stake in the company. Air India chief executive officer Campbell Wilson said in a statement that the pact will take the airline's relationship with Singapore Airlines to the "next level".

Source: The Edge Markets January 16, 2026 12:41 UTC