Japan Airlines and domestic budget carrier IndiGo are all set to commence their codeshare partnership from December 16, which will allow the Japanese carrier access to 18 destinations in India, a statement said on Monday. Currently, Japan Airlines (JAL) operates daily services between Tokyo (Haneda Airport) and Delhi, and five times weekly services between Tokyo (Narita Airport) and Bengaluru. Through this new partnership with IndiGo, JAL will be able to establish a comprehensive network across India, connecting to numerous major cities via JAL-operated flights, the statement said. IndiGo and Japan Airlines will begin codesharing on domestic routes within India that connect to Japan Airlines'-operated flights to/from Delhi and Bengaluru, it stated. Codesharing allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carriers and provide seamless travel to various destinations. "This codeshare agreement will further strengthen business, trade and tourism-related travel between Indi