Mumbai-Frankfurt Vistara flight diverted to Turkey lands safely
World | September 06, 2024 23:34 ISTThe flight landed safely at 19:05 hours local time. Vistara advised passengers to stay tuned for further updates.
The flight landed safely at 19:05 hours local time. Vistara advised passengers to stay tuned for further updates.
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.
Air India released helpline numbers for its passengers travelling to and from violence-hit Bangladesh. "Please connect with our Contact Centre at 011 69329333 , 011 69329999 or visit our website," Air India post on X read.
The neighbouring country plunged into uncertainty after extraordinary street protests over job quota forced Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to flee the country. In view of the law and order situation, Indian air services to Dhakha have been halted for Tuesday.
The airline will provide 20 minutes of free Wi-Fi service for passengers in all cabins. Additionally, passengers have the option to purchase extra data using Indian credit/debit cards.
Mumbai rains: Amid heavy rainfall in city, a woman was killed and three others were injured after some portion of a balcony of a four-storey residential building located on Grant Road in south Mumbai came crashing down on Saturday.
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.
As soon as the Vistara flight landed in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, the airlines informed the police about the bomb threat.
Vistara on Sunday reported that its," flight UK 024 from Paris' Charles de Gualle airport to Mumbai received a hand written note on an airsickness bag threatening a bomb," said the source.
Vistara, a joint venture between the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, has been in the news for the wrong reasons. Earlier, it was in the news for flight disruptions and now for lapses in the pilot training.
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.
Vistara to stabilise flight operations, over 98 per cent pilots signed new contract, said CEO Vinod Kannan.
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.
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.
A Vistara spokesperson said the airline had a significant number of flight cancellations and delays in the past few days due to various reasons, including crew unavailability.
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.
Vistara currently operates daily flights from Mumbai and Delhi to Male along with other airlines like Air India, IndiGo, and SpiceJet.
The flight UK778 was flying from Kolkata to Delhi.
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