Air India is set to enhance its passengers’ travel experience by deploying former Vistara A320neo aircraft on five major metro-to-metro routes starting December 1.
These high-demand routes, including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad, will now be served by the airline’s top narrow-body aircraft, offering a premium travel experience with three cabin class options.
Full-service carrier Vistara, which was well-regarded for its services, merged with the Tata Group-owned airline on November 12.
At the time of booking, passengers will have the option to select flights operated by Vistara aircraft, which are identified by flight numbers starting with the prefix ‘AI2’. These flights will feature three-class configurations: business, premium economy, and economy class.
These are the routes the flights will operate on:
- Delhi and Mumbai
- Delhi and Bengaluru
- Delhi and Hyderabad
- Mumbai and Bengaluru
- Mumbai and Hyderabad
Air India now offers over 1,000 weekly flights (round trips) on these key routes: “56x daily on Delhi-Mumbai, 36x daily on Delhi-Bengaluru, 24x daily on Delhi-Hyderabad, 22x daily on Mumbai-Bengaluru, and 18x daily on Mumbai-Hyderabad.”
The airline announced that it will optimize flight schedules to ensure departures are evenly distributed throughout the day, while maintaining the current frequency. On these routes, Air India will offer 35,000 premium seats-across premium economy and business class-each week. The airline’s fleet currently consists of 208 aircraft, including approximately 67 wide-body planes.
“We will progressively expand the coverage to more routes as Air India inducts new aircraft and completes the retrofit of our legacy narrow-body fleet during 2025,” said Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson.
