when was air india and indian airlines merged
Indian Airlines On 26 February 2011, Indian airlines ceased operating under its own brand and codes with the merger with Air India being complete.[6]
Air India Air India also operates flights to domestic and Asian destinations through its subsidiaries Alliance Air and Air India Express. Air India's mascot is the Maharajah (Emperor) and the logo consists of a flying swan with the wheel of Konark inside it.
Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 1A was built in the late 1980s to cater to Indian Airlines. It had to be refurbished after a fire gutted the interiors and DIAL significantly upgraded the terminal. It was used by Air India for its airbus operations until it shifted to the new Terminal 3 on 11 November 2010.[37] The terminal is now closed and is expected to be torn down on the completion of newer terminals.
New Delhi Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital of India during the British Raj until December 1911.