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Air Asia flight suffers bird-hit, makes emergency landing in Bhubaneswar

Reacting to the incident, Air Asia said that the flight has returned to Bhubaneshwar for detailed inspection after suffering a bird hit

High airfares are here to stay after post-pandemic boom: AirAsia CEO

"It's not high prices, it's real prices," Fernandes said. "I think the fares you're seeing now are really what you should have seen in 2019 as well"

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AIX Connect Lucknow-Kolkata flight aborts take off after bird-hit; grounded

A Kolkata-bound AIX Connect (earlier known as AirAsia India) flight from Lucknow aborted take-off and returned to the bay on Sunday following a bird hit. The aircraft has been grounded for a detailed inspection, the airline said in a statement. There were 147 passengers onboard the aircraft. "Flight i5-319, scheduled to operate from Lucknow to Kolkata, encountered a bird strike during the take-off roll. As a result, the aircraft returned to the bay and was grounded for detailed inspection," AIX Connect said. The budget carrier said the impacted passengers were attended to, and it is making efforts to mitigate the impact on the integrity of other scheduled operations.

AI Express, AirAsia India exploring synergies in terms of customer base

Air India Express and AirAsia India, which has changed its name to AIX Connect, are exploring synergies in terms of having unified customer touch points ahead of their proposed merger, according to an official. Both the low-cost airlines and full-service carriers -- Air India and Vistara -- are owned by Tata group. On November 2, Air India said an operational review process is underway to integrate budget carrier AirAsia India with Air India Express, and the merger is likely to be completed by the end of 2023. Post-merger, the entity will be branded as Air India Express. AirAsia India has changed its name to AIX Connect Pvt Ltd, according to data available with the corporate affairs ministry. The official said the name of the budget airline has been changed as part of the ongoing merger process. Both airlines are looking at synergies with respect to customer touch points, such as having a common website, social media handles and call centre. Other aspects, including common boardin

AirAsia partners with Sugarbox to provide in-flight wi-fi service

AirAsia India in partnership with cloud technology firm Sugarbox has started providing in-flight wi-fi service on all its aircraft, according to a joint statement. The service will enable travellers on AirAsia India flights to access over 1,000 international and Indian movies, short movies, web series episodes and stream buffer-free content from OTT apps from the system installed in the flight. "We are delighted to partner with AirAsia India to launch a multi-feature in-flight experience hub - 'AirFlix'. This service will be pivotal in enhancing the in-flight experience for passengers and generating ancillary revenue for the airline, by unlocking an in-air digital economy through commerce and Ads. 'AirFlix' is available across the AirAsia India fleet of 28 aircraft," Sugarbox co-founder Rohit Paranjpe said. He said AirFlix will be available to all fliers through a local in-flight wi-fi at no extra cost. According to the statement, the service has launched with storage capacity of 8

AirAsia exits AirAsia India, sells 16.33% stake to Air India for Rs 156 cr

Malaysian carrier's India foray ends after eight years; Tatas are working to merge AirAsia India with low-cost service Air India Express

Running airline in JV a challenge, says Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

'Air India already has scale... we are not doing this from scratch. We are doing this from a running start', said Wilson

Sunil Bhaskaran may pilot Air India's arm after AirAsia India merger

Bhaskaran - a Tata Group veteran -- joined AirAsia India as its CEO and MD on November 15, 2018

Federation of Indian Airlines withdraws petitions against AirAsia, Vistara

The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the withdrawal of the two petitions ending eight year old litigation between FIA and Tata-group owned airlines

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Air India's future market share depends on aviation sector's probabilities

Its aim for a third of the domestic market by 2027 is contingent on a host of factors, many of them outside its control

Cash crunch pushes AirAsia India to take short-term loans of Rs 630 crore

The Tata Group is yet to take a decision on its merger with Air India. Both Vistara and Air India are full-service carriers

Race for net-zero emissions: Indian airlines take off on sustainable fuel

GREEN DEAL: Air India, AirAsia India, Vistara ink MoU with CSIR-IIP for sustainable aviation fuel

AirAsia offers 5 million free seats to celebrate its rapid comeback

The offers on AirAsia tickets will be valid if travel dates lie between January 1, 2023, and October 28, 2023

Akasa Air filled 53% seats in August, accounting for 0.2% market share

Top-6 carriers posted much higher seat occupancy; experts say not much can be read into Akasa's load factor as airline is at a very nascent stage

India's air traffic may grow annually by average 7% till 2040: Boeing

Boeing said on Thursday that India has on average 23 million people travelling using trains daily and even if one per cent of them shift to the aviation market, the air traffic will double

AirAsia India, Vistara FY22 losses widen on rise in costs, pandemic impact

AirAsia India has been shrinking its operations and operates only 27 aircraft

AirAsia India Pay Day Sale brings affordable fares for domestic travel

AirAsia India has introduced a Pay Day sale with prices as low as Rs 1,499. The idea of the Pay Day sale is to make short aerial routes like Delhi-Jaipur affordable for all

UDAN international plan under a cloud as AirAsia India fails to get permit

CBI case prompts the authorities to bar low-cost airline from proceeding on bids it won for regional air connectivity project