At the expo, Air India is presenting the seat product from its recently introduced Boeing 787-9 aircraft, featuring the enhanced Business Class and Premium Economy cabins that constitute a vital aspect of the airline’s redesigned onboard experience. The new offering gives passengers a close-up look at the airline’s improved comfort and design standards. It is also accessible on Air India’s Airbus A350 widebody aircraft and a few narrowbody aircraft that operate local and short-haul international routes. Attendees may also experience Air India’s Airbus A350 through a special Virtual Reality (VR) zone at the stall.
Additionally, OTM 2026 will be Air India Express’s first time attending the show. With 45 domestic and 17 foreign routes throughout South Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Gulf area, the airline is showing its quickly growing network. Through interactive displays, guests may discover the airline’s growing connections, its newly inducted Boeing 737-8 line fit aircraft with an enhanced passenger experience, and its in flight culinary brand, Gourmair, providing hot meal selections.
Manish Puri, Head of Global Sales, Air India Group, in response to the participation and stated, “OTM 2026 presents a significant platform for Air India and Air India Express to foster engagement and deepen relationships with over 50,000 key trade visitors from across the globe. Change is in the air for Air India and along with our trade partners, we are driving growth, innovation, and seamless connectivity, changing the future of travel in India and beyond.The upgraded cabins of the Boeing 787-9 showcased at OTM 2026 will shortly become the norm across its whole Boeing 787 fleet. In accordance with this, 26 of Air India’s older Boeing 787-8 aircraft are progressively undergoing retrofits with the identical new cabin furnishings and entertainment systems. Many of these aircraft are expected to finish the program and return to service in 2026 with a redesigned nose to ail overhaul, complete with a new livery in the new Air India logo. What this practically means is that by the end of this year, over 60 per cent of our widebody fleet will have modern interiors.”
Air India Express currently operates a fleet of around 100 aircraft. The airline acquired its first fully tailored line-fit aircraft in December 2025, marking a critical milestone in its fleet transformation program. Approximately two thirds of its fleet now comprises new Boeing 737-8 and Airbus A320/321neo aircraft, giving increased fuel efficiency and enhanced onboard comfort.
