Air India, Egypt Air in talks for code sharing, parking

MUMBAI: National Aviation Company of India is in talks with Egypt Air for a tie-up that may include sharing of code and parking base. ���We are in the process of tying up with Air India.

It will be finalised once Air India gets the membership status in Star Alliance,��� said a senior Egypt Air official.

Ahmed Wasfy, regional manager of Egypt Air in India told ET, ���The company is analysing code sharing agreement with an Indian carrier but I can���t divulge the name at this point of time.��� Nacil is expected to get a ���membership��� within a few months, Egypt Air is a member already. The code sharing agreement will help both the airlines to attract more passengers with minimum investment on infrastructure, said an analyst working with a domestic brokerage. ���India is a huge market and many passengers from Egypt visit India. India will have more travellers in the coming years,��� said Mr Wasfy.

Egypt Air runs four direct flights a week between Mumbai and Cairo. It plans to launch Delhi-Cairo daily flights next fiscal. There is no other flight between India to Cairo.