Air India, AirAsia to tweak 'flight path' to avoid internal competition

Under the streamlining plan, A-I may exit five routes and AirAsia India four

Air India and its wholly-owned subsidiary AIX Connect, which flies under the brand name AirAsia India, are likely to streamline their flight operations on nine domestic routes to avoid internal competition, sources said on Friday.

Under this “streamlining” plan, Air India is likely to exit five routes and AirAsia India might stop operating services on four others, sources said.

“The exit of one from a route will lead the other to increase its flights on that. Therefore, the overall frequency on that route is unlikely to change by much,” a source said.

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