The merger of Air India and Vistara is finally complete. The Air India Group has completed all the operational integration and legal merger with Vistara. With this merger, the new entity will operate over 5,600 weekly flights and connect over 90 domestic and international destinations. It will have a fleet of 208 aircraft.
Earlier this year, on October 1, Tata Group’s Air India Express and AIX Connect were merged.
According to the group, consolidating the four Tata-owned airlines into a single entity with one full-service and one low-cost carrier is a key element of Vihaan.AI – a five-year transformation program aimed at establishing the Air India Group as a world-class global aviation company with a distinct Indian identity.
The integrated Air India Group now operates over 8,300 weekly flights across 312 routes, serving more than 100 domestic and international destinations with a fleet of 300 aircraft.
The airline will now carry over 120,000 passengers daily, providing extended global connectivity to more than 800 destinations through over 75 codeshare and interline partners.
Preparation for the full-service merger began in earnest over two years ago, involving the integration of more than 6,000 Vistara employees into a new organisational structure, the unification of operating procedures across all four airlines, and the alignment of over 140 IT systems.
In addition, over 4,000 vendor contracts have been consolidated, 270,000 customer bookings transferred, and 4.5 million Club Vistara frequent flyer accounts integrated into Air India’s newly revamped frequent flyer program, the Maharaja Club.
(With ANI inputs)