New Delhi: Due to the ongoing merger between Vistara and Air India, all Vistara flights scheduled to fly on or after November 12 will be booked via the website of Air India. The fleet of Vistara will officially merge with Air India on that date. Due to the merger between the two airlines, some aspects of the journey may change. The merger is part of Tata Group’s attempts to consolidate its airline portfolio.
Tata group recently completed the merger of AIX with Air India Express. AIX was earlier known as Air Asia India. The Vistara-Air India merger will also complete one step of Tata Group’s transformation plan for Air India. Singapore Airlines will have a 25.1 per cent stake in the merged entity.
When will Vistara take its last flight?
The last flight of Vistara will be on November 11 before the merger which will take place on November 12. However, from that day, the Vistara flights will remain the same and the in-flight experience of Vistara will remain unchanged. These flights will have a new code AI 2XXX.
From November 12, 2024, the Vistara livery and uniform will cease to exist and all aircraft and unfiorms will bear the new Air India livery.
Flying Returns and Club Vistara
On November 12, Air India’s Flying Returns and Club Vistara (CV) will merge. The associated Flying Returns account will get all Tier Points, CV Points, and any available Vouchers. The Club Vistara Accounts will not be accessible after November 10. As per an email from Vistara, they are recommending everyone submit Retro Claims online and earn CV Points for past travel with the airlines before November 10. The email also encouraged everyone to download a record of their previous transactions from the Club Vistara account.
All CV Points supposed to expire in September and October will be issued once again as ‘Compensatory CV Points’. Those will be sent to the Flying Returns accounts on or before November 12. The points will remain valid for a minimum of one year and can be redeemed on Air India.
Also, Complimentary Ticket Vouchers that the members have issued or auto-generated with validity beyond November 11 will be extended for three months. Also, vouchers available which have not been issued by November 11 will be automatically issued to the Flying Returns account and they will have a fixed validity of nine months.
Air India-Vistara merger: Vistara will take its last flight on November 11, 2024, before the merger with Air India kicks in on November 12, 2024. Biz News Business News – Personal Finance News, Share Market News, BSE/NSE News, Stock Exchange News Today
