Skift Take
The merger of Vistara and Air India will end the long process of consolidating the web of aviation entities and organizing them into one airline business. This follows a 24-year quest for Singapore Airlines and Tata to co-own Air India.
The Air India and Vistara merger has been ongoing for over 20 months and is now in its final phase with an expected completion date of November 12, the airlines announced Friday.
Vistara will soon stop accepting bookings for flights beyond November 11. Customers with existing bookings past then can still travel, but they will be transitioned to Air India’s booking systems, and new flight numbers will be assigned.
Customers may not see much of a change initially. Aircraft with Vistara livery and product will still be flying until it is time for their heavy checks, at whic