Air India Express (IX) airline code, fares and API for travel agents
- IATA IX
- ICAO AXB
- Low-cost
Search Air India Express (IX) fares
Air India Express airline codes
- IATA code
- IX
- ICAO code
- AXB
- Main hub
- Bengaluru (BLR)
- Alliance
- Not in a global alliance
- Airline type
- Low-cost
- Country
- India
About Air India Express
Air India Express is the low-cost arm of Air India and part of the Tata Group. It was originally created to carry passengers between Indian cities, especially in Kerala and the south, and the Gulf states, and those routes are still central to its business. After absorbing AIX Connect, the airline formerly known as AirAsia India, it also became a sizeable domestic carrier, with major bases including Bengaluru (BLR), Delhi and Mumbai. International flying is short and medium haul, mostly to the Gulf and Southeast Asia. Although its parent is a Star Alliance member, Air India Express itself is not.
Agents with clients travelling between India and the Gulf will find this airline comes up often. To look for it on IATA.co, run a live fare search in the booking portal or through the flights API, and pay from your prepaid balance. Air India Express fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates. What a fare includes varies, so check the details shown before you confirm.
Air India Express airline codes explained
Air India Express uses the two-letter IATA airline code IX and the three-letter ICAO code AXB. The IATA code IX is the one shown on tickets, fare displays and booking screens, while the ICAO code AXB is used in air traffic control and flight planning.
Air India Express is a low-cost carrier, based in India, operating mainly from Bengaluru (BLR). It is not part of a global airline alliance.
Booking Air India Express fares as a travel agent
Travel agents book Air India Express fares on IATA.co without their own IATA accreditation. Activate an agency account, top up a prepaid balance, then search live IX 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 Express 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 Express (IX) through the flights API
Developers and agencies can run the same Air India Express search from their own site, app or back office through the IATA.co flights API. Filter a search by the carrier code IX 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=BLR&destination=DXB&date=2026-12-14&carrier=IX
Host: iata.co
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{
"carrier": "IX",
"flights": [
{ "airline": "IX", "from": "BLR", "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 Express at a glance
- Low-cost subsidiary of Air India, part of the Tata Group
- Major bases include Bengaluru, Delhi and Mumbai
- Strong on India to Gulf routes, plus domestic flights
- Not itself a member of Star Alliance
Air India Express (IX) questions
Air India Express' two-letter IATA airline code is IX, and its three-letter ICAO code is AXB. The IATA code is the one you see on tickets, timetables and booking screens.
Air India Express' ICAO code is AXB. ICAO codes are three letters and are used in air traffic control and flight planning, while the two-letter IATA code IX is used in ticketing and reservations.
Yes. On IATA.co you book Air India Express fares through the platform from a prepaid balance, so you do not need your own IATA accreditation. Air India Express 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 Express content — including NDC fares — is offered by a connected supplier for your route and dates, it appears in your IX search results and can be booked from your balance or through the flights API.
AirAsia India was renamed AIX Connect and then merged into Air India Express, which now flies under the IX code.
Air India Express fares appear in your search results whenever our flight suppliers offer them for your route and dates.
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