NEW DELHI: Air India Express flights will now use parent Air India’s AI code, shedding its own IX. Vistara flights will also soon use this code, shedding its UK. Erstwhile AirAsia India already uses AI code.
The Tata Group is merging erstwhile AirAsia India into AI Express to form a big budget carrier. And Vistara is being merged into AI to form a big full service airline — something causing tremendous heartburn in employees of the former.
“Air India now places the ‘AI’ code on Air India Express (IX) operated flights, allowing AIX to benefit from AI’s global sales and distribution, AI to leverage nine new destinations and hundreds of extra frequencies operated by AIX, and customers to enjoy the convenience of through-checkin and baggage tagging.
