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Jet Airways has entered into a code share agreements with American carrier Delta and UK-based Virgin Atlantic. This step will help to expand connectivity to 24 new western cities via London Heathrow. Effective from November 2, Jet customers flying to North America will be able to connect through London Heathrow onto 9 US destinations operated by Delta. The new destinations in the US are Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, Salt Lake City and Seattle. In turn, Delta and Virgin Atlantic customers flying from North America to India will be able to connect with Delta code share onto Jet to Mumbai and New Delhi through the Heathrow and onward to 20 destinations within India. <br/>

Garuda Indonesia plans to open a new route from Bali to Chengdu in China on Jan. 15. The direct flight is slated to fly four times a week using an Airbus aircraft. The company's president director Arif Wibowo told Antara news agency that China was a huge tourist market and Chengdu served as a potential entry point to tap into. “That is why we will open a direct flight from Bali to Chengdu starting in January," said Arif. Chinese citizens contribute the largest number of tourist arrivals in the archipelago, beating Singapore, Malaysia and even Australia, which has always been at top of the list, according to the Central Statistics Agency. "We're optimistic that we can grow by 10% this year compared to last year. We have developed many international and domestic routes," said Arif. The national flag carrier has also revealed plans to expand to India starting at the end of this year.<br/>