Wilson also mentioned that as more aircraft are acquired and retrofitted in 2025, the airline plans to extend its reach to additional cities. The updated domestic network will be available across various booking platforms including Air India's website and mobile app.
The integration brings together Vistara's business class and premium economy services under the Air India brand while maintaining optimized flight schedules without reducing frequencies. Passengers can expect enhanced service levels including comfortable cabins, complimentary meals, lounge access for premium travelers at major airports, and convenient global connections.
Post-merger operations now cover 55 domestic and 48 international destinations with a total of 312 routes and approximately 8,300 weekly flights. On key routes like Delhi-Mumbai or Delhi-Bengaluru alone there are over a thousand two-way flights each week.
Despite this shift towards single-aisle aircraft on metro city routes using ex-Vistara planes; one widebody flight per day remains between select cities utilizing Boeing or Airbus models under AI codes as part of Star Alliance offerings.
The merger discussions began over two years ago culminating last month when it was finalized marking an important step in transforming Air India post-privatization along similar lines followed by earlier consolidation among low-cost arms such as Air India Express merging into AIX Connect (formerly known as AirAsia India).
Air India's expanded group now operates more than three hundred airplanes divided between its full-service segment comprising around two hundred eight units alongside ninety belonging within budget-friendly categories forming part overall five-year transformative initiative undertaken since being privatized previously owned Tata Sons Ltd back October first twenty-twenty-four respectively aiming achieve synergies operational efficiencies scale presence market globally moving forward ahead future developments likely unfold coming months ahead too soon tell how successful ultimately proves be longer term horizon perspective given current dynamics evolving industry landscape domestically internationally alike present context observed thus far today date remains see what happens next stay tuned updates related news events happening regionally globally regarding same subject matter interest relevance stakeholders involved directly indirectly affected parties concerned either way shape form 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