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Air India–WestJet interline partnership to add 30+ North America destinations via Toronto and Vancouver

Air India and WestJet have signed an interline agreement enabling single-ticket itineraries and seamless connections between India and Canada/the U.S. via Toronto (YYZ) and Vancouver (YVR), opening access to more than 30 WestJet destinations across the two countries.

Discovered 2026-04-17T09:43:42.962284-07:00 | 2026-04-17T09:43:42.962284-07:00

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The deal expands India–North America connectivity by allowing passengers to book single-ticket itineraries and connect through Toronto and Vancouver to 30+ WestJet destinations, changing the practical route map beyond Air India’s own network.
It reinforces the broader push toward deeper India connectivity arrangements, including Lufthansa Group–Air India cooperation that lays groundwork for future joint business arrangements source:96fe6951-d4a3-40fd-a080-7f4ede62285e.
The partnership fits an emerging interline playbook in North America, where other carriers have used interline ticketing/checked-baggage linkages to accelerate access to additional route sets (e.g., Air Canada’s interline with Pegasus) source:e33bad55-8254-433c-9d58-e4df557c8453.

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