Qantas and IndiGo in codeshare

Qantas will start flights on the Sydney-Benglauru route from September 14.

The Australian airline is also finalising a codeshare partnership with Indian carrier IndiGo.

A statement from Qantas said: "These are the first direct flights between Australia and southern India by any airline, cutting almost three hours off the current fastest trip between Bengaluru and Sydney.”