Single PNR now possible for Air India Express and AirAsia India flights

Passengers looking to travel across the domestic and international networks of AirAsia India and Air India Express can now book their journey on a single PNR. The interline arrangement is a significant step towards the eventual merger of the two airlines as they prepare to bring their operational procedures closer. Air India Express and AirAsia India have started interline bookings, making it easier for passengers looking to travel to the destinations served by both airlines. This allows the guests to get a single itinerary across both airlines and a single PNR. This facility is available on bookings made not just on the common website but through third-party travel partners as well. Passengers flying on both airlines on a single itinerary can check in all the way up to their final destination and receive a boarding pass for each leg of their journey at the point of origin. Because such an arrangement would typically involve a domestic and an international flight, the baggage can be labeled to the final destinations, but the passenger would need to complete the customs and immigration formalities at the connecting airport. Aloke Singh, Managing Director, Air India Express and AirAsia India, commented, “…The network footprint stretches across India, Gulf & the Middle East, and Southeast Asia and will be further strengthened with our forthcoming fleet expansion. The interline arrangement enables guests to seamlessly book and connect across sectors operated by the two airlines, as if it were already one network.”<br/>