Air India Express Finalizes Merger with AIX Connect

By TripFactory Holidays

Merger Completion

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Unified Brand

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Part of Transformation

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Fleet Expansion

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Operational Integration

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Single Airline Code

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Growing Budget Travel Demand

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DGCA Approval

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Leadership Collaboration

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Future Integration

Cloud Banner Following this milestone, the next step in the Vihaan.AI plan is to merge Vistara into Air India, set for November 12.

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