300 aircraft with 312 routes will be on and 8,300 flights per week.
MUMBAI, Nov 18 (The CONNECT) – Tata Sons (Tata) and Singapore Airlines (SIA) today celebrated the merger of Air India and Vistara, heralding a new era in their deep and longstanding partnership.
Marking the dawn of a new chapter for the Indian aviation industry were Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Sons, and Goh Choon Phong, Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Airlines, as well as senior management and employees from Tata, SIA, Air India, and Vistara.
Consolidating the four airlines within the Air India Group into one full-service and one low-cost airline is part of the ongoing, five-year Vihaan.
Post-merger, the Air India Group operates a combined fleet of 300 aircraft covering 55 domestic and 48 international destinations, with 312 routes and 8,300 flights per week.
The airline will offer extended worldwide connectivity to over 800 destinations through more than 75 codeshare and interline partners. The collective staff strength stands at over 30,000.
AI-Visatara Merger Complete
