Air India merger: Why there's optimism Vistara experience will not fade

A board meeting of Tata Sons is learnt to have reviewed the Air India business and how the Vistara experience would continue, as SIA would have a considerable stake in the merged entity

This November, Vistara will be the second major airline brand in India to fade out within a space of five years. Jet Airways went down in April 2019, about six and a half years after Kingfisher Airlines stopped flying in October 2012. Before that, Sahara Airlines flew into sunset in 2007 following a merger with Jet. Then, there were several smaller airlines, including AirAsia India, which ceased operations in October 2023, making way for Air India’s AIX Connect, and GoAir, which vanished in May 2023. In addition, there are airlines such as SpiceJet that are facing financial