Vistara Merged Into Air India

Not as Vistara. Its last flights departed on 11 November 2024 and the merger with Air India completed on 12 November 2024. Former Vistara aircraft now fly as Air India flights with four-digit numbers starting with 2, so you search and book Air India (AI) on Laters.com. Pay later depends on the country you book from and on approval at checkout, and Laters.com offers no pay-later provider for bookings paid in India.

No. Vistara, the Tata and Singapore Airlines joint venture set up in 2013, flew its last flights on 11 November 2024. Air India now operates the former Vistara aircraft and is refitting and repainting them in its own colours. Flights that used to carry a UK code kept a version of it under Air India: UK 955 from Delhi to Mumbai became AI 2955, which Air India still flies.

Eligibility depends on you, not on the aircraft. Laters shows whether you are approved at checkout, and the e-ticket is delivered instantly after approval. Former Vistara aircraft now sell as Air India AI 2XXX flights, and they go through the same checkout as any of the 650+ airlines on Laters.

Paying later is credit, so an approval decision is made before your ticket is issued. The check is run on you as the borrower, and the details are shown at checkout before you confirm. Vistara's own booking site closed on 12 November 2024, so there is no airline pay-later option to compare it with.

Missing a payment can lead to charges and can be recorded against you, and your plan terms at checkout set out what applies. Contact your provider before the due date if you expect to be short. Your ticket sits with Air India, because existing Vistara bookings were moved to Air India's reservation system on 12 November 2024. Only borrow what you can repay.

Refund requests for a cancelled flight go to Air India, because Vistara's customer service channels closed after 12 November 2024 and Air India's channels replaced them. A refund from the airline is separate from your instalment plan. Ask your plan provider how a refund affects any instalments you still owe.

No. Air India moved Vistara bookings into its own reservation system on 12 November 2024 and kept each booking reference (PNR), sending a revised ticket with a new e-ticket number, so you did not need to act. Check your flight number and departure terminal with Air India before you travel, because both may have changed.

Laters cannot state one. Vistara's own pages went offline on 12 November 2024 and no allowance was confirmed. For a former Vistara aircraft now flying as an AI 2XXX flight, read the baggage rules on your Air India fare before you pay, so a plan does not cover a ticket with fewer bags than you expect.

Vistara's website is no longer available, and bookings moved to the Air India website or app on 12 November 2024. Use Air India to check in, with your new AI flight number beginning with 2. No Vistara check-in cut-off was confirmed, so confirm the time on your Air India booking.

Work out the full amount you will repay and compare it across plan lengths on the checkout screen. A longer plan lowers each payment but usually costs more overall. Check the cabin on your Air India flight before you choose, because Air India is refitting its A320-family aircraft, the former Vistara fleet included, and the cabins on sale differ by aircraft.

It depends on the country you book from, not on the flight. Laters.com offers no pay-later provider for bookings paid in India, while a booking from Singapore can use Grab or Atome, for example. Vistara itself sells nothing now, so any plan you take is for an Air India flight, and checkout shows only the options your booking qualifies for.

It can. Pay later is credit, so applying and repaying may appear on your credit file depending on the provider, and missed payments can lower your score. Laters has no confirmed reporting rules to quote here. Because Vistara no longer sells tickets, any plan you take is for an Air India flight.

Club Vistara accounts moved to Air India's Maharaja Club on 12 November 2024, with points moving at a 1:1 ratio. The one-year protection on migrated points has ended, so they now follow Maharaja Club's rule: points last 24 months plus the month of travel, and an eligible Air India or Air India Express flight extends them. Claims for missing Vistara points closed on 12 May 2025. Paying in instalments does not change what your fare earns.

Air India (AI) is the direct successor and took over all Vistara operations on 12 November 2024. It is a Star Alliance member. IndiGo, Akasa Air, Air India Express and SpiceJet fly overlapping Indian routes. You can compare prices from multiple providers in one search on Laters, and there are no hidden booking fees.

Vistara did not fail: its owners merged it into Air India. Tata Sons, which held 51%, and Singapore Airlines, which held 49%, folded it into Tata-owned Air India on 12 November 2024, leaving Tata with one full-service airline and one low-cost airline, Air India Express. Singapore Airlines took a 25.1% stake in Air India in return.

No. Under the merger scheme the Vistara company was dissolved, Club Vistara was folded into Maharaja Club, and Air India is repainting the former Vistara aircraft in its own colours. No official source has announced a return since the last Vistara flights left on 11 November 2024. To fly its old routes, book Air India.

Its flights now operate as Air India, code AI. Vistara was not renamed: it merged into Air India, a separate airline, on 12 November 2024. Former Vistara services carry four-digit Air India numbers starting with 2, so the old Delhi to Mumbai UK 955 is now AI 2955. Its loyalty programme moved into Air India's Maharaja Club.

Yes, as a separate airline. Vistara's last flights departed on 11 November 2024, its website and customer service channels closed, and airvistara.com now redirects to Air India. It was a merger, not a collapse: Air India still flies the former Vistara aircraft, and bookings and points moved across rather than being cancelled.

No, Vistara no longer flies anywhere. Its last scheduled international flight was UK115 from Delhi to Singapore, timed to depart late on 11 November 2024. Air India took over its routes the next day, and some former Vistara international services still fly under Air India numbers starting with 2, such as AI 2025 from Delhi to Frankfurt. Check the current Air India schedule for your route.

Club Vistara points became Maharaja Points at a 1:1 ratio, so you redeem them in Air India's Maharaja Club, on the Air India website, in the app or through Air India customer support. They pay for award flights on Air India, Air India Express or Star Alliance partners, Cash + Points bookings or cabin upgrades. Expired points cannot be restored, so check your balance first.

Most have already ended, and the timing depends on the bank. IndusInd moved its Club Vistara Explorer holders to another card in April 2025, IDFC FIRST Bank's Club Vistara card stopped working on 1 October 2026, and Axis Bank's three Vistara cards stop for spends after 31 October 2026. SBI Card has not published an end date for its Club Vistara cards, and no new Vistara card has been issued since 30 September 2024.

No. No new Club Vistara IDFC FIRST cards have been issued since September 2024, and existing cards stopped working for any transaction from 1 October 2026. IDFC FIRST Bank closed accounts with no dues that day and keeps accounts with a balance open only for repayment. It says points earned on the card up to 30 September 2026 move to Air India's Maharaja Club.

Yes, but only until 31 October 2026. Axis Bank says its Vistara, Vistara Signature and Vistara Infinite credit cards will be discontinued for spends after that date, and they earn Maharaja Points until then. Their Vistara tier memberships and ticket vouchers were withdrawn at each card's renewal from April 2025, and Axis is inviting some holders to apply for another Axis card.