AI Express gears up for expansion in West & Southeast Asia

Air India Express is gearing up for a capacity expansion, in both the domestic and international market segments, driven by planned aircraft inductions. Recently, the airline inducted its 75th aircraft, a Boeing 737. Over the past 10 months, the airline has added 26 new Boeing 737-8 aircraft to its fleet, significantly increasing the number of daily flight operations. According to airline sources, Air India Express plans to increase its flight frequencies to West Asia and Southeast Asia. Currently, the airline flies to 14 international destinations (13 in West Asia and Singapore) and over 30 domestic destinations, operating more than 380 flights a day. The airline is seeing demand for its flights from places like Bengaluru to Kochi to West Asia destinations, as per a report.