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Air India-Vistara Merger Marks Milestone with First Doha-Mumbai Flight
Air India’s merger with Vistara is finally complete, and the consolidated full-service carrier looks to grow its business and operations further amid an evolving landscape in Indian aviation. Vistara had its last flight on November 11, and the first flight of the unified carrier took place between Doha and Mumbai.First flight after the merger
On November 11, a milestone was achieved as the Airbus A321neo of former Indian full-service carrier Vistara took off from Doha’s Hamad International Airport (DOH) for Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) as an Air India flight.
The aircraft left at 22:07 and landed in Mumbai at 04:02 early morning. Air India has decided to add ‘2’ to the flight codes of all flights operated by former Vistara aircraft. As such, the flight from Doha to Mumbai flew as AI 2286.
Around 115,000 customers bought Vistara tickets before the merger and are expected to fly on a unified Air India. Vistara stopped booking tickets under its brand for all flights after November 11. All passengers trying to book Vistara are now directed to the Air India website.
Source: Simple Flying
