Saudia + Air India codesharing arrangement

Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Saudia and Air India have signed a codeshare agreement in a bid to enhance last-mile connectivity for their passengers, according to a press release. The move opens seamless inter-city connections for Air India passengers arriving in Jeddah or Riyadh onward to Dammam, Madinah, Abha, and Taif under single-ticket bookings. For Saudia clients, it also unlocks access to tier 2 markets in India including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Lucknow, and Jaipur via its existing routes to Mumbai and Delhi. The agreement will come into effect in February.

Why it matters: The airlines will jointly offer single-ticket bookings, coordinated schedules, and improved baggage handling to final destinations, which aims to improve passenger convenience amid rising demand for tourism, business, and diaspora travel.

India’s wholesale inflation turns positive in December

India’s wholesale prices rose 0.83% y-o-y in December, reversing a 0.32% fall in November, with higher manufacturing costs lifting the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). The reading exceeded economists’ expectations who had predicted 0.3% inflation.

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