Air India Boosts Connectivity Across Canada and the United States with New Interline Partnership

India's national carrier, Air India, today (April 17, 2026) announced a new interline partnership with Canadian leisure airline, WestJet. The fresh agreement is expected to improve connections between India and North America, beyond the Toronto and Vancouver hubs.

Passengers benefit from single-ticket itineraries that mix Air India and WestJet flights for "smoother journeys, coordinated baggage handling, and simplified journeys." Interline itineraries are already available for booking on Air India’s website, mobile app, and via travel agents.

Accordingly, Air India guests going to Toronto or Vancouver will have the option of taking onward connections on WestJet to 17 Canadian cities and 14 U.S. cities, as follows:

• Cities from Canada: Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Winnipeg, Halifax, Ottawa, Regina, Saskatoon, Kelowna, St. John’s, Prince George, Victoria, Fort St. John, Terrace, Cranbrook, Comox, Nanaimo
• Cities from the U.S.: San Francisco, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Detroit, Orlando, Phoenix, Tampa, Nashville, Las Vegas, San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Springs, Santa Ana, Fort Myers.
• Halifax, Calgary and St. John’s will also become available using Air India’s select European gateways at Amsterdam (Schiphol), Paris (Charles de Gaulle), London Heathrow, and London Gatwick.

Nipun Aggarwal, Chief Commercial Officer, Air India: “Canada continues to be a key market for Air India, driven by strong people‑to‑people ties and increasing trade between our nations. By partnering with WestJet, we are making travel across North America more accessible and effortless for our guests, with coordinated baggage handling, single‑ticket convenience, and a far wider choice of destinations.”

John Weatherill, Executive Vice-President and Chief Commercial Officer, the WestJet Group: “This partnership aligns Air India’s long-haul strength with WestJet’s North American reach, creating meaningful new travel options and improving the end-to-end journey for travelers.”

The company operates 75 weekly services to its European gateways that offer connections on WestJet flights to Canada. The list includes 49 weekly services to London Heathrow, five weekly flights to London Gatwick, 14 weekly routes to Paris Charles de Gaulle, and seven weekly services to Amsterdam.