Vistara Airlines
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Passenger misbehaves with crew on London-bound Vistara flight; handed over to airport officials
India | Jun 01, 2022, 10:55 PM ISTThe passenger allegedly misbehaved and abused the crew members and passengers on board. The flight was en route to London
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China plane crash: DGCA puts Boeing 737 fleets of Indian carriers on enhanced surveillance
India | Mar 21, 2022, 09:22 PM ISTThree Indian carriers -- SpiceJet, Vistara and Air India Express -- have Boeing 737 aircraft in their fleets. When asked what steps the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is taking following Monday's crash, Kumar told PTI, "Flight safety is serious business and we are closely studying the situation. In the interim, we are focusing on enhanced surveillance of our 737 fleet."
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Vistara cancels several flights for Feb, offers waiver of change fee for rescheduling
Business | Jan 31, 2022, 11:58 AM ISTDue to surge in Covid Omicron cases, the demand for air travel was slashed, forcing airlines to rework their domestic schedules - and even cancel flights.
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Vistara cancels, reschedules several February flights; passengers complain
India | Jan 30, 2022, 09:09 PM ISTA passenger named Sanjit Kumar Das said on Sunday afternoon that his Bhubaneswar-Delhi flight has been cancelled and he has been trying to connect with Vistara's customer service "without any luck".
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Indore: Delhi-bound flight makes landing for medical emergency; passenger declared dead at hospital
India | Oct 22, 2021, 02:01 PM ISTThe Vistara flight UK-818, which took off from Bengaluru, landed in Indore at 9.30 pm on Thursday and the passenger was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead, he said.
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Vistara to start Delhi-Paris flights from November 7
India | Sep 23, 2021, 05:04 PM ISTThe airline will operate these flights as part of the bilateral 'transport bubble' agreement between India and France.
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Mumbai-Kolkata Vistara flight faces air turbulence, 3 passengers critically injured
India | Jun 07, 2021, 09:26 PM ISTAt least three passengers on-board Vistara's Kolkata-bound flight were critically injured when the plane hit air turbulence right before landing.
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Vistara to roll back pay cut for select staff categories
Business | Mar 30, 2021, 01:41 PM ISTFull-service carrier Vistara has decided to roll back the pay cut, implemented by the airline last year, for certain categories of employees from April while the reduced salaries will continue for the management-level executives, including the CEO, according to an e-mail to the airline staff.
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Vistara to start non-stop special flight services between New Delhi, Frankfurt from Feb 18
Business | Jan 07, 2021, 08:22 PM ISTFull-service carrier Vistara on Thursday said it will commence non-stop special flight services between New Delhi and Frankfurt in Germany, under the air bubble agreement, starting February 18.
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COVID-19 effect: Vistara introduces 3 days of leave without pay for pilots in September
Business | Sep 01, 2020, 09:55 PM ISTVistara has decided to introduce three days of leave without pay for its pilots in September amid the airline industry continuing to grapple with weak travel demand due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vistara to operate special flights on Delhi-London route between August 28-September 30
India | Aug 18, 2020, 06:52 PM ISTBetween August 28 and September 30, Vistara said it will fly thrice a week on Delhi-London route - on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
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Vistara announces 5-20 per cent pay cut for 40 per cent employees till December
Business | Jun 30, 2020, 04:24 PM ISTVistara on Tuesday announced a pay cut between five to 20 per cent till December this year for around 40 per cent of its employees as cash flow continues to be adversely affected due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Vistara in talks with US aircraft maker Boeing to defer deliveries of 787-900 Dreamliner planes
Business | Jun 17, 2020, 07:24 PM ISTTata-SIA-owned Vistara is in talks with the US aircraft maker Boeing to defer the deliveries of 787-900 (Dreamliner) planes as air travel demand is unlikely to rebound to the pre-COVID level before 2023, a source has said.
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Vistara to introduce temporary on-board SOPs amid COVID-19 pandemic
Business | Apr 30, 2020, 03:15 PM ISTFull-service carrier Vistara on Thursday said that it will introduce new temporary operating procedures to minimise touch points of human contact on board its flights upon resumption of services.
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COVID-19: Vistara again announces compulsory leave without pay for up to 3 days for senior employees
Business | Apr 15, 2020, 03:03 PM ISTVistara CEO Leslie Thng on Wednesday announced that senior employees will be going on compulsory leave without pay for up to three days between April 15 and April 30 as a measure to further conserve the airline''s cash flow amid the lockdown to combat the coronavirus threat.
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Economy class seats to have 12-inch screen, six-way headrest in Vistara's new Dreamliner aircraft
Business | Mar 02, 2020, 09:02 PM ISTVistara 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.
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Coronavirus outbreak: Vistara to cancel 54 international flights next month as COVID-19 weakens dema
India | Feb 26, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTFull-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.
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Vistara plans to start in-flight broadband service by March-end
Business | Feb 19, 2020, 03:32 PM ISTFull-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.
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Vikas Sachdeva, guilty of molesting former actress Zaira Wasim, sentenced to 3-year jail term
India | Jan 16, 2020, 08:01 AM ISTA 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.
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Vistara starts phasing out nine Boeing 737 planes
Business | Jan 12, 2020, 05:22 PM ISTThe 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.