Vistara bids an emotional farewell with its final flight as it merges with Air India, marking the start of a new era in Indian aviation.
The flight landed safely at 19:05 hours local time. Vistara advised passengers to stay tuned for further updates.
Vistara customers after September 3 will be redirected to the Air India website for ticket bookings. And for the passengers who have already booked their tickets with Vistara on or before November 11, no changes will be made to their bookings, and their flights will operate under the Vistara brand.
Vistara will operate its final flight on November 11, 2024, as it merges with Air India on November 12. Post-September 3, 2024, bookings with Vistara for dates after November 11 will be redirected to Air India.
An X user criticises Vistara Airlines for labelling in-flight meals as "Hindu" and "Muslim." While the airline faces backlash, social media users point out that these are industry-standard meal codes.
Because of Bengal bandh, these airlines urged the air passengers to monitor road conditions and their flight status on Wednesday.
Vistara to stabilise flight operations, over 98 per cent pilots signed new contract, said CEO Vinod Kannan.
Over the weekend of March 31 to April 1 period, Vistara had a number of disruptions. Earlier this week, aviation regulator DGCA asked the airline to submit a daily report on flight cancellations and delays.
The full-service carrier has been grappling with the issue of first officers of its A320 fleet reporting sick in the last few weeks to protest against reduction in their emoluments due to new contracts, sources said.
Vistara currently operates daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Male along with other airlines like Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet.
According to reports, Vistara could not operate one flight from Bagdogra due to which a fine was imposed on the airline.
Muscat is the fourth destination in the Gulf region for Vistara, which is a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines.
The Indian government has launched a new service of DigiYatra, where passengers travelling from Air India, IndiGo and Vistara could quickly check in at the airport with only face recognition is now operational in three major airports of the country- Varanasi, Delhi and Bengaluru.
Vistara news: Meanwhile, Vistara will start operating flights on the Mumbai-Bangkok route from August 5. The flights on the Mumbai-Bangkok route will be operated five days a week.
Tata-SIA-owned Vistara, which has implemented various cost-saving measures amid the coronavirus pandemic, will review salary cuts in January but has not laid off any of its nearly 4,000 employees, Vistara CEO Leslie Thng said on Sunday.
"The two airlines are planning to soon expand the scope of the agreement, enabling frequent fliers of both airlines to earn miles/points when travelling on each other’s networks and enjoy other benefits," Vistara said in a release.
The 'Fly With The Best' sale would be from 0001 hours till 2359 hours on Wednesday. The bookings would be for travel between September 27, 2018 and April 10, 2019, it said in a release.
Some Twitter users even dubbed the entire incident as a mere 'publicity stunt'!
Deepa Malik, who made the nation proud last month becoming the first Indian woman to win a medal at the Paralympic Games, has lashed out at Vistara airlines for ill-mannered and rude behaviour by its crew members.
New Delhi: Vistara, India’s fastest growing full service carrier, announces addition of Chandigarh to its network with effect from May 2nd, 2016. With the new route launch, Vistara will cover 16 destinations across India. Chandigarh
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