After operating for nearly 10 years, full-service carrier Vistara flew into the sunset on Tuesday early morning operating its last flight from the national capital to Singapore. After the ambitious merger, Tata Air India became the country's largest international carrier.
Earlier today, five flights of IndiGo, one each of Vistara and Air India Express received bomb threats leading to emergency landings of the aircraft in some cases. In a few days, 40 flights operated by Indian carriers have received bomb threats.
The Boeing 787 aircraft was immediately taken to the isolation bay for mandatory security checks, according to the statement released by Vistara Airlines. The flight landed safely at 7.45 am.
A threatening message was found on a tissue paper onboard the London-Delhi flight. The passenger found the message in one of the lavatories.
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.
The merger, first announced in November 2022, is anticipated to be completed by the end of 2024. Singapore Airlines noted that the completion of the deal is contingent on compliance with Indian laws and other regulatory approvals.
The Air India and Vistara merger is expected to affect around 600 employees from both airlines. Tata Group-owned loss-making full-service carriers -- Air India and Vistara -- together have more than 23,000 employees.
On April 1, Vistara said it was reducing operations due to the non-availability of crew and other operational reasons. A day later, aviation watchdog DGCA asked the airline to submit a daily report on flight cancellations and delays.
On Tuesday (April 2), the Directorate General of Civil Aviation asked Vistara Airlines to submit daily reports about flight operations and follow the Civil Aviation Regulations.
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 Airlines released a statement acknowledging the recent frequent delays and cancellations of flights, said its teams are working to stabilise the situation as it has happened due to various operational reasons.
According to Vistara Airlines, flight UK897 has returned to Bangalore due to bad weather at Hyderabad airport and is expected to arrive in Bangalore at 9:40 hours.
The airline operates 47 non-stop flights every week from Delhi, Bengaluru, and Mumbai to New York, Newark (New Jersey), Washington DC, Chicago, and San Francisco.
Mumbai news: According to the police, the crew members onboard the aircraft heard the person talking about 'hijacking' on the phone. The passenger, on being questioned, said that he is mentally ill.
In February this year, IndiGo announced its plans to roll out its air services to Kenya and Indonesia.
As an interim measure, the airline has made arrangements for an alternate uniform for cabin crew in order to maintain business operations.
Vistara operated a Boeing 787 aircraft on the Delhi-Mumbai route using sustainable aviation fuel.
Technical snags in 2022: On being asked whether it was a fact that more technical snags are reported in the country due to low-cost airlines, Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Gen VK Singh (retired), in a written reply, said that technical snags are experienced during the operation of aircraft.
According to the Flightradar website, flight UK106 departed Singapore at about 11 am (local time). It was then seen circling over Malaysia before returning to the airport.
Bangkok-Delhi Vistara flight- Flt UK-122 (BKK-DEL) landed at Delhi airport on Tuesday (July 5) on a single-engine. Post Runway vacation Engine 2 was shut down for single-engine taxiing, officials said.
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