Vistara on Monday asked crew members of its Mumbai-Goa flight on March 22 to self-quarantine after a passenger flying with it was tested positive for coronavirus.
Vistara CEO Leslie Thng on Friday announced senior employees will be going on compulsory leave without pay of up to three days as a measure to further reduce the airline's cost amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Vistara on Thursday announced that it will operate seven international flights from Delhi to Kathmandu and Singapore between March 20 and March 22 in the interest of customer convenience.
Full-service carrier Vistara has suspended its international flight operations from March 20 to March 31, amid coronavirus outbreak. The airline said it has "temporarily adjusted" domestic flights for March and April in view of reduced demand.
Vistara on Monday unveiled its new 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft that has 12-inch seat back screen for in-flight entertainment, 31-inch seat pitch, and six-way headrest for better neck support in its economy class seats.
Vistara chairman Bhaskar Bhat said they were evaluating Air India as the Centre has started the national carrier's disinvestment process.
Vistara took the delivery of its first wide-body Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner plane on Friday, making it the first Indian airline to fly this aircraft.
Full-service carrier Vistara will cancel 54 international flights next month, including on routes connecting Delhi with Bangkok and Singapore, amid weak demand due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Full-service carrier Vistara plans to offer in-flight broadband service on certain international routes by March-end after inducting Dreamliners and Airbus 321 planes, a senior airline official said on Wednesday.
Tata-SIA joint venture airline Vistara said its codeshare pact with the US carrier United Airlines has come into effect from last Friday.
Love might be in the air, but on the ground, Delhi Airport has gone on a spree of flirtatious tweets aimed at various airlines including IndiGo, Air India and Vistara Airlines.
Two more airlines on Wednesday suspended stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra from flying with them "till further notice" for allegedly heckling journalist Arnab Goswami aboard an IndiGo plane with aviation regulator DGCA saying the action by the four carriers is in complete consonance with its regulations.
SpiceJet and GoAir became the third and fourth airlines, respectively, to take action against Kamra. While IndiGo suspended Kamra from flying with it for a period of six months on Tuesday itself, Air India banned him until further notice.
A 41-year-old businessman Vikas Sachdeva who was accused of molesting former actress Zaira Wasim in 2017 on a flight has been found guilty of the molestation charges.
The airline is returning two of these nine leased B737 from January and the rest seven will be exited the fleet between 2022-23 as they are on long term lease, a Vistara spokesperson told PTI.
On the occasion of its 5th anniversary, Vistara Airlines has announced big discounts on domestic flight tickets. The offer is only valid for travel between January 25 to September 30, 2020.
Vistara announced that it will accommodate passengers travelling on flights originally scheduled till 4 pm from and to Delhi on subsequent flights without any change fees for the day.
"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 airline now flies daily (except Wednesdays) between Mumbai and Colombo, making it the first to offer the choice of Premium Economy Class for travel between India and Sri Lanka, in addition to Economy and Business Class," the airline said in a statement.
The wide-body aircraft that will be inducted from next year onward will be used for long-haul flights that are likely to connect India with Japan, UK and USA.
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