Common code for NACIL flights within a year: Patel

New Delhi: A little over a year after the two state-run carriers were merged to form a single entity, National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), the merged entity would soon switch to a common code in the next 12 months, civil aviation minister Praful Patel informed the Parliament today.
The international operations arm of NACIL, former Air India uses the code ‘AI’ whereas the domestic operations arm, former Indian Airlines uses the code ‘IC’ for flight bookings. In response to a question, Patel said in a written reply, “As a merged entity, it is proposed to operate all flights under a common code. Air India is currently in the process of implementing a combined new state-of-the-art PSS. All erstwhile Air India and Indian Airlines flights will be migrated to this new PSS under a common code.” The PSS and the common code are scheduled to be implemented within the next 12 months.
12/12/08 Indian Express

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