Vistara Airbus A320 passenger plane. File
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On Wednesday (October 2, 2024), Air India mentioned flights operated with Vistara plane may have numbers beginning with the prefix ‘AI2’ after the merger next month whereas Vistara’s planes, crew and repair will proceed to function as earlier than.
The Tata Group-owned full-service provider additionally emphasised that the Vistara expertise will stay post-merger.
The merger of Vistara – a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines – with Air India is scheduled for November 12 which can mark a serious consolidation within the Indian aviation area after the mixing of AIX Join with Air India Specific.
There are considerations in sure quarters on whether or not Vistara passengers will proceed to get the identical companies as now post-merger as Air India, which is within the transformation part, has not too long ago confronted sure service points.
An Air India spokesperson on Wednesday (October 2, 2024) mentioned the groups of Air India and Vistara have been working arduous for over a 12 months to make sure that the merger of the authorized and controlled entities is seamless for each clients and workers.
“Although the authorized entities and Air Operator Certificates will grow to be one on 12 November, the Vistara expertise will stay.
“Vistara plane, crew and repair will proceed to function as earlier than, however with AI2XXX flight numbers bookable by way of airindia.com,” the spokesperson mentioned in an announcement to PTI.
Air India’s airline code is ‘AI’ and that of Vistara is ‘UK’. The latter will fly into the sundown after the merger.
Amongst different components, Vistara’s catering is being prolonged to Air India.
In response 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, introduced in November 2022, can even see Singapore Airways buying a 25.1% stake within the merged entity.
Printed – October 02, 2024 05:58 pm IST
