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Club Vistara has joined hands with Air India Flying Returns to become Maharaja Club.
From November 12, all Vistara flights will operate as Air India flights after the merger. (FIle photo)
Even as full-service carrier Vistara is getting merged with Air India, it is flying its last flight today, November 11. After today, its aircraft will be operated by Air India with a special code ‘AI 2’. Will your Club Vistara points be lapsed? No. Club Vistara has joined hands with Air India Flying Returns to become Maharaja Club.
“Club Vistara joins hands with Air India Flying Returns to become Maharaja Club; please note that access to your account including new sign-ups, will be unavailable. You will be able to access your account on post November 12th,” Vistara said in a post on X on Sunday.
The Tata group-owned airline Vistara was launched nine years ago in January 2015 as a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines. From November 12, all Vistara flights will operate as Air India flights after the merger.
The Air India-Vistara mergers comes as part of Tata group’s strategic move to merge its airline entities under the Air India brand, aiming to streamline operations and enhance customer experience. The government in August 2024 approved the foreign direct investment by Singapore Airlines as part of the merger.
After the merger, Singapore Airlines (SA) will have a 25.1 per cent stake in Tata Group-owned Air India. In 2015, Vistara was set up as a JV with SA’s 49 per cent stake.
Vistara had closed all its booking on September 3. The tickets were allowed to be booked for travel till November 11. However, those who had earlier booked Vistara tickets for travel on November 12 or afterwards, their tickets will be transferred to Air India flights.
