In what can be seen as a step to minimise inconvenience to travellers, Air India and AirAsia India, both owned by the Tata Group, have decided to accept each other’s domestic passengers in case one carrier’s flights are disrupted. They have a combined fleet strength of 233 aircraft. The arrangement, effective for two years starting from this month, will enable airport teams of both Air India and AirAsia to offer alternative first available flights so that inconvenience to passengers is minimised.
The two have signed an “interline considerations on irregular operations” (IROPs) agreement for two years that is valid up to February 9, 2024, to offer “first available alternate flights to minimise inconvenience to passengers.”
