Mumbai: Low cost carrier Air India Express plans to operate 40 per cent more flights in the next financial year as well as start services to Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, sources said on Wednesday.
The Tata Group-owned airline — which is in the process of merging AirAsia India, now rebranded AIX Connect — is expanding its fleet and expects to complete the acquisition of 50 white tail Boeing 737 Max aircraft by December this year, the sources close to the development said.
At least 13 of these 50 planes have already been inducted into its fleet.
Currently, it operates 350 flights daily and has a fleet of 69 planes.
