Air India Express (IATA IX) is a carrier from India, not aligned to a global airline alliance. In the SiamFlights route catalogue, Air India Express serves 3 routes reaching 3 destinations, with home hubs at Bodh Gaya (GAY), Varanasi (VNS), Delhi (DEL). Its checked-baggage baseline is 20 kg. Local brand strength rates 5/10.
Routes Air India Express flies from Thailand & the region — 3 corridors
Air India Express (IX) appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue, reaching 2 destinations in 1 country and roughly 12 weekly departures combined. The densest is BKK–GAY at 7 a week. The checked-baggage baseline we record is 20 kg.
| Route | Freq/wk | Hours | Cluster | Market low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangkok (BKK) → Bodh Gaya (GAY) | 7× | 3.4 | B | ฿8,338 |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Varanasi (VNS) | 5× | 3.3 | B | ฿5,826 |
| Bangkok (BKK) → Delhi (DEL) | — | — | — | — |
The market-low column is the cheapest fare in our Travelpayouts cache on that corridor across all carriers, not a Air India Express-only price — use it as a floor when comparing.
A network across many countries means many rulebooks. Air India Express’s corridors in our catalogue touch 1 country: India. Each has its own regulator, so passenger rights attach not only to the airline but to the country the flight departs from. Two flights on the same airline can carry completely different entitlements.
The airline selling the ticket may not be the one flying it. Our catalogue records the carriers that appear on a corridor, including cases where one sells as marketing carrier on a partner’s aircraft. On a codeshare your baggage, seating and compensation rights attach to the operating carrier, not the name on the booking. Read the “operated by” line before assuming what you will get.
Airline at a glance
Air India Express is registered in India and belongs to no global alliance. We record a 20 kg baseline checked allowance. Our own brand-strength score for the Thai market is 5/10. Those corridors carry about 12 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
| Attribute | Detail |
|---|---|
| IATA code | IX |
| Home country | India |
| Alliance | non-aligned |
| Home hubs | Bodh Gaya (GAY), Varanasi (VNS), Delhi (DEL) |
| Baggage baseline | 20 kg |
| Migrant-worker uplift | none |
| Hajj/Umrah charter | no |
| Infant fare | ~10% of adult |
| Brand strength (Thailand) | 5/10 |
Air India Express’s checked-baggage baseline is 20 kg.
That 5/10 is our own score. Brand strength is an editorial assessment by our team for the Thai market, used to decide how deeply we cover a carrier. It is not a safety rating, not a punctuality rating and not a service score from any independent body. We say so here so you can weigh the number correctly.
The 10% infant fare does not include a seat. It applies to a lap infant travelling without its own seat. Want a separate seat or a car seat and the ticket becomes a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare, with an adult-style allowance. On long sectors the number of positions where a bassinet can be fitted is limited and they go early — request one as far ahead as possible if you need it.
Air India Express network & booking
Air India Express’s network in our catalogue covers 2 corridors, based at Bodh Gaya (GAY), Varanasi (VNS) and Delhi (DEL). Cached fares across them run from ฿11,127 (BKK–GAY) to ฿13,368 (BKK–VNS). The checked-baggage baseline we record is 20 kg.
In this catalogue Air India Express’s network reaches 3 destinations across 1 country — India. Most corridors serve Buddhist pilgrims travellers. All fares are shown in Thai baht (THB); compare live prices and schedules for each city pair on the route pages, and infant fares run about 10% of the adult fare. The lowest fare in our cache across this network is about ฿5,826 on BKK-VNS — prices move with season, so check live fares before booking.
The wide range reflects distance, not pricing policy. This network mixes short and long corridors, and fares track cost per seat-kilometre before anything else. Comparing prices across routes in one table tells you which corridor is cheaper, never which is better value. Use the individual route guides to compare within a single city pair — the only comparison that means something.
Passenger rights & compensation
Air India Express appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Air India Express is registered in India and answers primarily to India DGCA (CAR Section 3). The common misreading is that rights travel with the airline. In practice they change first with the country the flight departs from.
Air India Express passenger protection is governed by India DGCA (CAR Section 3) — covering care, rerouting and refunds for cancellations/long delays. There is no fixed EU261-style cash schedule; check the regulator’s official terms before filing.
Collect evidence from day one. Whichever frame applies, the burden of proof sits with the passenger. Keep every boarding pass, the airline’s own delay notice or message, receipts for food and accommodation while you waited, and the actual arrival time against the scheduled one. Most rejected claims fail not because there was no right but because nothing documented what actually happened when.
Baggage runs on a separate legal frame. Liability for baggage lost, damaged or delayed on an international journey sits under the Montreal Convention 1999 where both states are parties. Caps are denominated in SDR and revised periodically, so only the current figure is usable. Crucially this is independent of delay compensation: you can have no compensation claim and still have a baggage claim.
How Air India Express fits travellers
Air India Express appears on 2 corridors in our catalogue. Air India Express’s corridors in our catalogue distribute across passenger clusters as: Buddhist pilgrims (2), with 2 flagged as labour/migrant corridors. The split is computed from our own route data, not from the airline’s marketing.
Air India Express’s catalogued routes matter most to the Buddhist pilgrims segment(s). Its Bodh Gaya (GAY), Varanasi (VNS), Delhi (DEL) hub(s) are the main transit points. Compare schedules, baggage and fares against other carriers on the route pages before booking.
Why the cluster split matters to you. The dominant passenger group on a corridor sets several things the fare table cannot show. Labour and pilgrimage routes move groups with heavy baggage, which lengthens desk and gate times in particular hours; regional leisure routes travel lighter and process faster. Budget your airport time by the character of the corridor you are on, not by a general average.
Your rights do not change with the cluster you fall into. The segmentation on this page is an editorial tool for deciding what to explain where. It is not a fare class and it has no legal effect. Two passengers on the same flight who paid different prices for different reasons hold identical statutory rights. What actually changes them is the departure country, the carrier’s nationality and whether the flight is scheduled or chartered.
Sources
Air India Express in our fare record
Across 10 weekly fare captures on corridors Air India Express serves, the code IX appears as the carrier holding the low 0 times — 0%. Our own Thai-market brand-strength score for it is 5/10. Those corridors carry about 12 weekly departures counting every carrier on the same city pairs.
What this measures, and what it does not. We capture each corridor’s lowest fare once a week and record which carrier code that value was attached to. The 0% figure therefore says how often this airline surfaced as the cheapest option in the window we observed. It does not say whether the airline is expensive or cheap on average, and it says nothing about what the others charged that week. A low share is not evidence of a high price.
Why a weekly cadence misses promotions. We capture once a week per corridor, so a promotion that opens and closes inside a few days can go unrecorded entirely. That means this series systematically under-counts how often exceptional lows occur. Read it as a picture of price level, not as a deal-catching instrument.
FAQ
How many routes does Air India Express fly in the SiamFlights catalogue?
Air India Express (IX) serves 3 routes relevant to travellers from Thailand in our catalogue.
What is Air India Express’s checked-baggage allowance?
A 20 kg baseline. Always confirm on the official site before travel.
What alliance is Air India Express in?
Air India Express is non-aligned.
Which regulator oversees Air India Express?
India DGCA (CAR Section 3), by country of registration. But passenger rights are set first by the country the flight departs from — anything leaving Thailand sits with Thailand CAAT.
Does the Air India Express infant fare include a seat?
No. The roughly 10% rate applies to a lap infant with no seat of its own. A separate seat makes it a child fare, priced as a share of the full fare.
Is the low-fare column Air India Express’s own price?
No. It is the cheapest fare our cache recorded on that corridor across every carrier serving it. On a multi-carrier route the low may belong to a competitor.