NEW DELHI: Air India on Wednesday stated that flights operated with Vistara plane will use flight numbers beginning with the prefix ‘AI2’ following the merger scheduled for November 12.
The airline, owned by the Tata Group, additionally assured that the crew and services will proceed to function as earlier than, and the Vistara experience can be maintained post-merger.
An Air India spokesperson stated that the groups of Air India and Vistara have been working for over a 12 months to be sure that the merger of the entities is seamless for each prospects and employees.
“Though the legal entities and Air Operator Certificates will become one on 12 November, the Vistara experience will remain. Vistara aircraft, crew and service will continue to operate as before, but with AI2XXX flight numbers bookable via airindia.com,” the spokesperson instructed PTI.
This merger between Vistara, a three way partnership between Tatas and Singapore Airlines, and Air India will characterize a major consolidation within the Indian aviation business, after the combination of AIX Connect with Air India Express.
Concerns have emerged in some quarters about whether or not Vistara passengers will proceed to obtain the same degree of service after the merger, as Air India, at the moment present process a metamorphosis, has confronted sure service points in latest occasions.
Air India’s airline code is ‘AI’ and that of Vistara is ‘UK’, the latter will fly into the sundown after the merger. Among different components, Vistara’s catering is being prolonged to Air India.
According to the Air India spokesperson, its narrow-body fleet continues to be upgraded with new plane being delivered and legacy plane being refitted with fully new interiors.
The Air India-Vistara merger, proclaimed in November 2022, can even see Singapore Airlines buying a 25.1 per cent stake within the merged entity.
