Air India on Wednesday, May 3,  announced entering into an interline pact with Vistara. An interline arrangement refers to a pact to issue and accept tickets for flights that are operated by the partner airline. When selling an interline ticket, the operating airlines own flight numbers are used.

The partnership permits Air India's passengers to travel seamlessly on Vistara's route network to and from over 80 points across Air India's extensive domestic and global network, the airline said in a statement. Air India has over 100 similar agreements and close to 50 through check-in agreements with partner airlines globally, such as Lufthansa, United Airlines, Air Canada, and Singapore Airlines, among others.

The scope of the agreement between Air India and Vistara includes Inter Airline Through Check-in (IATCI) implementation, which enables passengers to receive their boarding passes at the first point of departure for all the travel sectors on a single ticket, and have their baggage checked-in through to their final destinations, Air India said. Air India and Vistara operate at the same terminals at most major airports in the country. 

With its international partner airlines, which include Lufthansa, United Airlines, Air Canada, and Singapore Airlines, among others, Air India has more than 100 such partnerships and nearly 50 via check-in agreements. As per a statement from Air India, the agreement enables customers to conveniently travel between more than 80 points on Air India's large domestic and international network and Vistara's route network.

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