Air India Express-AIX Connect Merger In October First Week

AIX Connect as well as airline designator code '15' will fly into the past in the first week of October as the merger of the no-frills carrier with Air India Express becomes a reality.

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AIX Connect, which was earlier known as AirAsia India, will cease to exist after flying for 11 years.

The aircraft registered under its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) will be transferred to the AOC of Air India Express under the legal merger that is to come into effect in the first week of October, an official said.

Currently, Air India Express and AIX Connect operate around 400 flights daily and the operations are set to expand in the coming months.

It has a fleet of 88 planes, including 61 Boeing 737 NGs and MAXs, and 27 A320 ceos and neos.

With the legal merger, all flights of erstwhile AIX Connect will be operated with the airline designator code of Air India Express — 'IX' and the code '15' will not be there, the official said.