Air India, Singapore Airlines sign framework to deepen commercial cooperation

Singapore – Air India and Singapore Airlines have signed a commercial cooperation framework agreement, setting the stage for a deeper partnership through future joint business agreements, subject to regulatory approvals.

Signed in Mumbai on 16 January 2026 by Air India chief executive officer and managing director Campbell Wilson and Singapore Airlines chief executive officer Goh Choon Phong, the agreement strengthens a long-standing alliance between the two Star Alliance carriers. 

It enables both airlines to explore closer collaboration to improve connectivity between Singapore and India, offering customers more choice, convenience, and seamless travel options.

Under the framework, the airlines aim to enhance product and service offerings, coordinate flight schedules more closely, and allow customers to book journeys across both networks under a single itinerary. 

The partnership may also expand corporate travel programme participation and progressively enhance privileges for members of Air India’s Maharaja Club and Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer programmes beyond existing Star Alliance benefits.

Moreover, the cooperation could extend to selected markets beyond Singapore and India, supporting growing global travel demand, strengthening traffic flows through both carriers’ hubs, and reinforcing air connectivity between the two countries.

The airlines currently codeshare on 61 destinations across 20 countries and territories, following an expansion in October 2024 that added 51 international and domestic routes.

“Air India remains committed to expanding its global footprint, both by adding new aircraft to our own fleet and by forging stronger commercial partnerships, especially with our fellow Star Alliance member carriers,” said Campbell Wilson, chief executive officer and managing director of Air India. 

He added, “We are pleased to take our valued, long-term relationship with Singapore Airlines to the next level through this new commercial cooperation understanding, which establishes a clear and structured platform for both airlines to explore and define future areas of closer collaboration. With this measured approach, we aim to lay a strong foundation for sustainable, long-term value creation for our customers and other stakeholders.”

Goh Choon Phong, chief executive officer of Singapore Airlines, said, “This agreement between Singapore Airlines and Air India is a natural evolution of our successful partnership, creating genuine value and delivering enhanced benefits to customers.”

He further underscored, “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.”