Air India (AI) airline code, fares and API for travel agents
- IATA AI
- ICAO AIC
- Star Alliance
- Full-service
Search Air India (AI) fares
Air India airline codes
- IATA code
- AI
- ICAO code
- AIC
- Main hub
- Delhi (DEL)
- Alliance
- Star Alliance
- Airline type
- Full-service
- Country
- India
About Air India
Air India is India's flag carrier and the country's main long-haul airline. It is owned by the Tata Group, and the former Vistara airline has been merged into it. Delhi (DEL) is the primary hub, with Mumbai as the second. Non-stop flights link India with North America, Europe, the Gulf, Southeast Asia, East Asia and Australia, and these are fed by a broad domestic network. As a Star Alliance member, Air India also connects onto partner airlines at both ends of its routes. Cabins are economy, premium economy and business, with first class on certain aircraft. Its low-cost subsidiary is Air India Express.
To price an Air India itinerary on IATA.co, search live fares in the booking portal or through the flights API, then pay from your prepaid balance. Air India fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. Baggage and change conditions belong to the fare, and they are shown before you confirm.
Air India airline codes explained
Air India uses the two-letter IATA airline code AI and the three-letter ICAO code AIC. The IATA code AI is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code AIC is used in air traffic control and flight planning.
Air India is a full-service carrier, based in India, operating mainly from Delhi (DEL). It is a member of Star Alliance.
Booking Air India fares as a travel agent
Travel agents book Air India fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live AI fares in the booking portal: the price, baggage and fare rules are shown with each offer before you confirm, and the amount is deducted from your balance. Air India results appear whenever our flight suppliers return them for your route and dates, so what you can book follows live supplier content rather than a direct airline deal.
Search Air India (AI) through the flights API
Developers and agencies can run the same Air India search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code AI and read the fares back as JSON, then book from the same prepaid balance. See the flights API and the API docs for the full reference.
GET /api/v1/flights/search?origin=DEL&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=AI
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"carrier": "AI",
"flights": [
{ "airline": "AI", "from": "DEL", "to": "DXB", "price": 148.20 }
]
}Example request and response. Carrier codes filter the search; the full reference is unlocked with your API key.
Air India at a glance
- Flag carrier of India, owned by the Tata Group
- Primary hub in Delhi (DEL), second hub in Mumbai
- Member of Star Alliance
- Economy, premium economy and business, with first class on some aircraft
Air India (AI) questions
Air India's two-letter IATA airline code is AI, and its three-letter ICAO code is AIC. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.
Air India's ICAO code is AIC. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code AI is used in ticketing and reservations.
Yes. On IATA.co you book Air India fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. Air India fares appear in your results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
It depends on what our flight suppliers return. Whenever Air India content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your AI search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.
They are separate airlines in the same group. Air India is the full-service carrier, and Air India Express is its low-cost subsidiary with its own IATA code, IX.
Air India fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates, in both the booking portal and the flights API.
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