Air India Express eyes long-haul budget tie-ups

New Delhi: Tata’s Air India Group has started preparing for the long-haul low-cost challenge that rival IndiGo will increasingly mount from this year. AI Express, the Maharaja’s budget arm, has begun stitching partnerships with foreign low cost carriers (LCCs) that will allow Indian travellers to fly budget one-stop all the way to Australia, Far East and Africa.
“We have so far entered virtual interline partnerships with six LCCs, including Scoot (Singapore Airlines’ budget arm), Jazeera,…