Air India, the state-run carrier has informed that it has signed a code-share agreement with South African Airways (SAA), to provide passengers with better and more convenient connections to key destinations in respective countries.

The agreement allows Air India passengers to code-share on SAA's routes between Johannesburg and Mumbai, as well as on the domestic sectors between Johannesburg-Durban and Johannesburg-Cape Town.

However, SAA in return will code-share on Air India's domestic operations between Mumbai and Delhi as well as operations between Bangalore, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram and Hyderabad to Mumbai.

According to a company official, the partnership is effective from June 18 and allows for improved and expanded connectivity between each other's networks.