India, March 20 -- Air India and Air New Zealand on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to boost air connectivity between India and New Zealand.

The MoU was signed at an event in Mumbai in the presence of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Christopher Luxon, and other dignitaries.

The MoU includes the establishment of a new codeshare partnership on 16 routes between India, Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, conferring travellers more choice and convenient access between the two countries. A codeshare partnership allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carrier on a single ticket.

Customers will now be able to travel from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai on Air India, and connect at Sydney, Melbour...