AIX Connect

AIX Connect
IATA ICAO Call sign
I5[1] IAD[1] RED KNIGHT[2]
Founded28 March 2013 (2013-03-28)
(as AirAsia India)
Commenced operations
  • 12 June 2014 (2014-06-12)
    (as AirAsia India)
  • December 2022 (2022-12)
    (as AIX Connect)
Ceased operations1 October 2024 (2024-10-01)
(merged into Air India Express)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programTata NeuPass
Fleet size23
Destinations19[3]
Parent company
HeadquartersBangalore, Karnataka, India
Key people
RevenueIncrease ₹5,210 crore (US$620 million) (2024)[4]
Net incomeDecrease ₹−1,149 crore (US$−140 million) (2024)[4]
Websitewww.airasia.com (first)
www.airindiaexpress.com (final)

AIX Connect, formerly known as AirAsia India, was an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India Limited which in turn is owned by Tata Group. The airline was founded as a joint venture between Tata Sons and AirAsia Bhd and commenced operations in June 2014 with Bangalore as its primary operating base. From 2020 to 2022, AirAsia Bhd gradually disinvested its shares in the joint venture and sold them to Tata Sons. In December 2022, after the entire shares of AirAsia India was acquired by Tata Sons, the airline was renamed AIX Connect ahead of its merger with Air India Express.[5]

The AirAsia India brand was retired on 31 October 2023,[6] and the airline started operating flights for Air India Express.[7] On 1 October 2024, AIX Connect was merged into Air India Express.[8]

  1. ^ a b "AirAsia India". ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 30 December 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.
  2. ^ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. p. 3-1-10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  3. ^ "AIX Connect on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Tata Sons FY 24 Annual Report" (PDF).
  5. ^ Sinha, Saurabh (26 December 2022). "Tatas rename AirAsia India as AIX Connect ahead of merger". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  6. ^ "AirAsia India brand sunsets; stage set for mega AI Express soon". Times of India. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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