According to an official, the two airlines have been merged, passengers are being issued Air India boarding passes and check-in counters of Vistara at airports have become that of Air India.The code ‘AI2XXX’ is being used for Vistara flights that are being operated by Air India post the merger to help passengers identify the Vistara flight at the time of booking.On Monday, an official said the integrated entity will be operating services on 103 domestic and 71 international routes.With the merger, first announced in November 2022, Singapore Airlines will have a 25.1 per cent stake in the integrated entity, which will operate more than 5,500 weekly flights on local and international routes.Tata Group has led the consolidation wave in Indian aviation with two major mergers in less than two months — AIX Connect was integrated with Air India Express on October 1 and now the merger of Vistara with Air India.As per the latest official data, Air India, Vistara and AIX Connect together had a domestic market share of a little over 29 per cent in September.Together, the Air India group has an operational fleet of 298 aircraft — around 208 with Air India and about 90 with Air India Express.
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