{
  "id": 3505411,
  "title": "Air India, Drukair Partner To Offer Single-Ticket Travel Across India, Bhutan And Global Networks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/air-india-drukair-partner-to-offer-single-ticket-travel-across-india",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T12:16:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/air-india-drukair-partner-to-offer-single-ticket-travel-across-india-bhutan-and-global-networks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, August 26, 2026 - Air India and Drukair have formed an interline partnership that allows passengers to travel across their networks on a single ticket. The agreement strengthens connectivity between India and Bhutan, while also giving travelers access to wider domestic and international networks. Air India passengers from its international network can connect to Paro, Bhutan, through Delhi, Guwahati, and Kolkata, with connections to major international destinations such as Paris, Colombo, New York, London, Melbourne, San Francisco, Sydney, Toronto, and Vancouver. Drukair passengers benefit from easier access to India's domestic network and several major international destinations. The partnership allows both airlines to issue and accept tickets for flights operated by their partners, ensuring coordinated baggage transfers at Air India's hub in Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. Air India's Chief Commercial Officer, Nipun Aggarwal, expressed the airline's commitment to strengthening connectivity across the SAARC region. Drukair's CEO, Tandi Wangchuk, viewed the partnership as a significant milestone for the Bhutanese airline, enhancing global connectivity and improving the travel experience for passengers.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, August 26, 2026: Air India has entered into an interline partnership with Bhutan's flag carrier Drukair-Royal Bhutan Airlines, allowing passengers to travel across the two airlines' networks on a single-ticket itinerary. The partnership will strengthen connectivity between India and Bhutan while giving travellers access to wider domestic and international networks, Air India said on…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}