The Latest Breaking News from Air India

India’s Tata Group to merge Air India with Vistara airlines

Merger will create bigger full-service carrier that will strengthen Tata’s presence in domestic and international skies.

Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2022

India's Tata Sons to merge Air India with Vistara airlines

India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, Tata Sons, will merge its Air India with Vistara, a carrier it jointly runs with Singapore Airlines, in a major step toward revamping the country’s debt-laden national carrier

The Independent UK · Nov 30, 2022

Tatas & Singapore Airlines agree to merge Vistara into Air India by March 2024; 25.1% stake for SIA in 'new AI'

NEW DELHI: Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Tuesday announced that they will merge Vistara into Air India, with a target to complete the process by March 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.

The Times of India · Nov 29, 2022

Air India adds flights to the West, resumes Copenhagen, Milan & Vienna nonstops; Mumbai-JFK daily from February 14

NEW DELHI: Air India will launch new flights connecting Mumbai with New York, Paris and Frankfurt, and resume nonstops connecting Delhi with Copenhagen, Milan and Vienna.

The Times of India · Nov 23, 2022

Tata effect: AI, Vistara and AirAsia India domestic flights most punctual in October

NEW DELHI: In less than a year of taking over Air India, Tata Sons have made the Maharaja the most punctual domestic airline. In its government-owned days, cash-starved AI used to be at the bottom of the monthly on time performance (OTP) figures issued by the Directorate General of Civil…

The Times of India · Nov 22, 2022

Airline ordered to pay £222m to customers after ‘extreme’ delays to pandemic refunds

‘This really shouldn’t be happening in the first place,’ says secretary of transportation

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Get DGCA permit to avoid airline hassles while travelling for National Championships: NRAI instructs shooters

BENGALURU: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has instructed rifle shooters travelling to Thiruvananthapuram for the National Shooting Championships later this month to carry permit letters from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that airlines don’t offload them for carrying arms and ammunition.

The Times of India · Nov 5, 2022

Airline claims ‘cockroach’ found in inflight meal was actually ‘sauteed ginger’

‘The object in question was evaluated under a microscope,’ says Air Vistara

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2022

From TCS to Taj: Several Tata Group companies helping revive Air India

NEW DELHI: In cult classic Amar Akbar Anthony, a mother’s life was saved thanks to simultaneous blood transfusion from her three long-lost sons. While that kind of transfusion is perhaps medically impossible, the real life snatched-and-reunited story of Tatas getting back Air India is witnessing something similar with several group…

The Times of India · Oct 19, 2022

Mumbai-New York most under-served routes globally; Dubai-Delhi & Mumbai back on the list of busiest

NEW DELHI: With just three weekly nonstops, Mumbai-New York is among the most under-served international routes in the world forcing people to travel at least one-stop between the two mega cities.

The Times of India · Oct 19, 2022