Air India is in upheaval after being sold to Tata Sons. The route network is to be turned inside out. At the same time, head of commerce Purnima Nerurkar announces that the company will expand again both internationally and domestically.

Air India was launched earlier this year sold to Tata Sons. Before that, the government had not been able to sell the loss-making company for several years. The new owner wants to create synergies with other airlines it owns. At the moment it is still completely open which brands will be abandoned, but it will not be Air India.

In the future, they want to position themselves more regionally and open hubs at various smaller airports in India. These will be oriented differently. Some will focus on domestic traffic, while others will include international to long-haul routes. The main hub will remain Delhi and the manager also announced that there will be further growth here.

Air India, Air India Express, Air Asia India and Vistara airlines are currently under the Tata Sons dah. The plan is for the carriers mentioned to be brought closer together. The owners also want to reduce the number of brands. It was also indicated that there could be more flights with stopovers or transfers in the future. The regional hubs that are currently being set up should do important work for this.

North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia are considered to be important target and source markets abroad. One wants to triple the traffic towards North America in the next three years. In the other regions one wants to at least double. Great potential is also seen in the direction of Australia and Southeast and Northeast Asia. We also want to expand in these directions.