BY DEBAJYOTI CHAKRABORTY
KOLKATA, 26 AUGUST 2023:
Air India in its latest avatar has been taking measures almost everyday to give an altogether new look , design and introduce latest state of the art facilities for its passengers after being taken over by the Tata Group.
The latest bonanza will be the tie up with AccessRail to provide hassale free journey to its passengers in over 100 destinations of Europe both by air and on bus and that too with the same baggae allowances facilities.
Speaking to The Travel And Tourism Times, Mr. Anil Punjabi , Chairman ( East), Travel Agents Federation of India (TAFI) said that Air India is all set to get bigger chunk of business from India with this latest announcement made by the airlines.
“ With the latest partnership with AccesRail, one can now have a seamless Europe Vacation with a single intermodal ticket! This ticket includes on-ground train & bus connections and connects travellers to more than 100 cities & towns in Europe & UK. Moreover, it allows the passengers to enjoy the same luggage benefits on trains/buses as they do on Air India flights!,” posts Air India in its official twitter handle about the latest development few days ago.
Air India passengers can enjoy the seamless on ground bus and train network through this intermodal interline agreement to travel to countries like Austria, Belgium, Germany, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy and the United Kingdom through Air India’s European gateways of Amsterdam, Birmingham, London Heathrow, London Gatwick, Milan,Vienna etc.
Mr. Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer at Air India commenting on this development has said, “The expansion of our global network is one of our key priorities in the ongoing, comprehensive transformation of Air India. This partnership with AccesRail not only helps us to provide our guests easy access to an extended network of destinations across Europe, but also to bridge the gaps in connectivity between India and Europe. Augmenting our network with an intermodal approach also underlines our commitment to environmental sustainability,”
“We are excited to be launching our Air India-AccesRail cooperation and look forward to continuing with Air India on a global scale with so many of our intermodal rail and coach partners,” adds Mr. Andrew Popescu, Vice President Business Development, AccesRail.
Air India passengers will be able to avail the facilities of lAccesRail’s network such as Avanti West Coast (UK), Great Western Railways (UK), London North Eastern Railways (UK), National Express (UK), Trenitalia (Italy), ÖBB Austrian Railways (Austria), SNCB Belgian Railways and Thalys (Netherlands/Belgium), sources added.
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AccesRail helps to facilitate intermodality in the travel industry by providing seamless access to an extensive network of rail and bus operators worldwide. Through major airline global distribution systems, travel agents, airlines and online platforms can book rail and bus tickets in conjunction with flights, making it easy for travelers to connect from one mode of transportation to another.
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