Air India Express Launches India’s 1st Virtual Interline Platform; Flyers Can Now Book Connecting Flights With Partner Airlines

It is India’s first virtual interline platform that allows passengers to book their flights for long journeys with more than one airline.

by Tooba Shaikh
Air India Express Launches India’s 1st Virtual Interline Platform; Flyers Can Now Book Connecting Flights With Partner Airlines

Air India Express is committed to providing the best travel experience to its flyers. To uphold this very commitment, the airline has launched AIX Connect. It is India’s first virtual interline platform that allows passengers to book their flights for long journeys with more than one airline. Here are all of the other important details that you would need to know about this new virtual platform by Air India Express.

Air India Express Launches India’s 1st Virtual Interline Platform

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According to a press release which was recently shared by Air India Express, AIX Connect will offer a wider range of booking options to passengers. With the platform, travellers can book one leg of the journey with Air India Express and the other with their partner airlines, i.e. Scoot.

The Chief Commercial Officer of Air India Express, Ankur Garg, says, “As Air India Express strengthens its footprint across domestic and international markets, we are strategically leveraging virtual interline partnerships to unlock new destinations with seamless connectivity to the East and West. We welcome Scoot as our first airline partner on this platform and look forward to onboarding more airlines, which will be instrumental in expanding the network further to cater to the growing outbound travel demand from India, while simultaneously enhancing inbound tourism by attracting international travellers to our vibrant nation.”

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More About AIX Connect And The Partner Airline

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A low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines Group, Scoot is poised to provide seamless connections in long-distance journeys to flyers.

Talking about the new virtual interline platform, Calvin Chan, who is the Chief Commercial Officer of Scoot says, “We are honoured to be Air India Express’ inaugural interline partner on this virtual platform. This partnership will not only improve the connectivity between India and Singapore, but also provide Indian travellers more flight options to Singapore and beyond. Scoot remains committed to providing our customers with comfortable and seamless travel journeys within our extensive network at the same great value.”

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Are you looking forward to using this new virtual feature? Let us know in the comments section below!

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First Published: August 06, 2024 5:07 PM