NEW DELHI: Air India on Wednesday mentioned 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 companies will proceed to function as earlier than, and the Vistara expertise will likely be maintained post-merger.
An Air India spokesperson mentioned that the groups of Air India and Vistara have been working for over a 12 months to make sure that the merger of the entities is seamless for each prospects and workers.
“Although the authorized entities and Air Operator Certificates will change into 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 through airindia.com,” the spokesperson informed PTI.
This merger between Vistara, a three way partnership between Tatas and Singapore Airways, and Air India will signify a big consolidation within the Indian aviation business, after the mixing of AIX Join with Air India Categorical.
Issues have emerged in some quarters about whether or not Vistara passengers will proceed to obtain the identical stage of service after the merger, as Air India, at present present process a change, has confronted sure service points in current instances.
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 accordance with the Air India spokesperson, its narrow-body fleet continues to be upgraded with new plane being delivered and legacy plane being refitted with solely new interiors.
The Air India-Vistara merger, proclaimed in November 2022, may even see Singapore Airways buying a 25.1 per cent stake within the merged entity.
