Vistara

Last updated

Vistara
Vistara Logo.svg
IATA ICAO Call sign
UKVTIVISTARA
Founded2013 (2013)
Commenced operations9 January 2015 (2015-01-09)
Ceased operations12 November 2024 (2024-11-12)
(merged into Air India)
Hubs Indira Gandhi International Airport
Frequent-flyer program Club Vistara
Fleet size70
Destinations50 [1]
Parent company Tata Sons (51%)
Headquarters Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Key people
Revenue Increase2.svg₹15,191 crore (US$1.8 billion) (2024) [2]
Profit Decrease Positive.svg₹−581 crore (US$−70 million) (2024) [2]
Employees~5500 (Sept 2023) [3]
Website www.airvistara.com

Tata SIA Airlines Limited (d/b/a Vistara) was an Indian full-service airline, based in Gurgaon, with its hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport. The carrier, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, commenced operations on 9 January 2015 with its inaugural flight between Delhi and Mumbai. The airline had carried more than two million passengers by June 2016 [4] and as of September 2024, had a 10.0% share of the domestic carrier market, making it the 3rd largest domestic airline, behind IndiGo and Air India. [5] The airline served 50 [1] destinations with a fleet of Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321neo and Boeing 787-9 aircraft. [6]

Contents

On 12 November 2024, the operations were ceased and the airline was merged with Air India.

History

Foundation and early years

The airline was founded in 2013 as a joint venture (JV) between India's conglomerate Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA). [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] The two companies had made a bid in the mid-1990s to launch a full-service carrier in India that was unsuccessful, being denied regulatory approval by the Indian government. [12] With India opening up its airline sector for 49 percent foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2012, Tata and SIA once again decided to float a JV airline company in India. [13] The JV, Tata SIA Airlines Limited (TSAL), was envisaged as a premium full-service carrier to cater to the demands of high-end business travellers in India's civil aviation market dominated by low-cost carriers. India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board approved the JV in October 2013, allowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline. [14] The two parent companies initially pledged to invest a combined US$100mn as start-up capital, with Tata Sons owning 51 percent and Singapore Airlines owning the remaining 49 percent. [15] This was part of Tata's second major foray into the aviation sector along with a minority stake in AirAsia India. [16] The company's first venture, Tata Airlines, was established in the 1930s and later became the flag carrier Air India after nationalization. [17]

The company unveiled its brand identity "Vistara" on 11 August 2014. [8] The name was taken from the Sanskrit word vistāra, meaning "limitless expanse". [18] [19] Vistara received its air operator's certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on 15 December 2014 and started operations on 9 January 2015. [16] [20] [21] Vistara became the first carrier to operate domestic services out of the new Terminal 2 at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. [22] On 24 August 2015, Vistara inaugurated the Aviation Security Training Institute, an in-house institute for training its cockpit and cabin crew, security staff and others related to aviation industry. The institute has secured the necessary approvals from the nodal body Bureau of Civil Aviation Security. [23] From the first month of operation, Vistara consistently achieved very high on-time performance records of over 90 percent, the highest among India's domestic carriers. [24] [25] On 20 August 2015, Vistara declared it had carried half a million passengers in just over seven months of operations. [26] As of February 2016, Vistara has a share of 2% in the domestic carrier market. [27] Vistara recently received the membership of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), [28] joining the association of more than 280 airlines around the world that represents, leads and serves the airline industry. With this, Vistara becomes one of the select few airlines in India to have the IATA membership.

Vistara announced on 11 July 2019 that their first international destination would be Singapore. The airline started its first international service from Delhi to Singapore and Mumbai to Singapore on 6 and 7 August respectively using the Boeing 737-800 NG which was earlier used by Jet Airways. [29] [30] [31]

Development since 2020

On 29 February 2020, the airline took the delivery of its first wide-body Boeing 787-9, becoming the first Indian airline to operate this aircraft and yet to receive five more such aircraft. [32] On 28 May 2020, the airline operated its first commercial flight on Boeing 787-9 on Delhi-Kolkata route. [33] On 28 August 2020, it started its first intercontinental flight between Delhi and London Heathrow. [34]

After the acquisition of Air India by the Tata Group in January 2022, sources reported the chances of a merger between Vistara and Air India. [35] On 2 September 2023, the Competition Commission of India approved the merger of Vistara with Air India. [36] In November 2022, Tata Group and Singapore Airlines confirmed the merger of the two airlines. According to the plan, Singapore Airlines will take up a 25.1% stake in the combined entity. [37]

On 4 May 2023, Vistara operated a Boeing 787-9 aircraft between Delhi and Mumbai with a mixture of 17% sustainable aviation fuel and 83% jet fuel which cut down CO2 emissions by 4500 kg. This was India's first commercial flight with sustainable aviation fuel. [38]

On 8 January 2024, the Vistara CEO announced that he expected that all regulatory clearance for the merger into Air India shall be completed by mid-2024 and the merging of operations would complete by mid-2025. [37] [39] The National Company Law Tribunal approved the merger on 6 June. [40] [41] On 30 August 2024, Vistara announced that it would stop accepting new bookings from 3 September 2024 and merge with Air India on 12 November 2024. [42] The merger was completed on 12 November 2024. [43]

Corporate affairs

Overview

On 15 April 2014, [44] Vistara chose Phee Teik Yeoh as the chief executive officer (CEO) and Giam Ming Toh as the chief commercial officer (CCO), both from Singapore Airlines. [45]

In March 2015, Vistara shifted to its new office at the One Horizon Center tower in Sector 43, Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi. [46] [47] Initially it started out with a three-member board comprising Swee Wah Mak (SIA group), Mukund Rajan and Prasad Menon (Tata group), with the latter as chairman. [48] [49] In August 2015, the airline expanded the board by introducing two new members, Som Mittal and Sangeeta Pendurkar, along with an equity infusion of ₹2 billion (US$24 million), part of ₹5 billion (US$60 million) initially planned by Tata and SIA together. [50] [51] In January 2016, Bhaskar Bhat, present managing director of Titan, joined as the new chairman following Prasad Menon's retirement. [52] [53] [54] In March 2016, Vistara appointed Sanjiv Kapoor as its chief strategy and commercial officer as the successor to Giam Ming Toh who was scheduled to leave in mid-April 2016 following completion of his deputation at Vistara. [55]

On 16 October 2017, it was announced that Leslie Thng would succeed Yeoh Phee Teik as CEO of Vistara. [56] Yeoh returned to Singapore Airlines to take up a senior management role as Acting Senior Vice President of Customer Experience. [57] Thng was serving as Chief Commercial Officer of Budget Aviation Holdings, a Singapore Airlines subsidiary, prior to his appointment in Vistara. [58] Before that, Thng was the chief executive officer of SilkAir, a full-service regional airline under Singapore Airlines. [59] Sanjiv Kapoor resigned from his position as the Chief Commercial Officer of Vistara, on 31 December 2019, with Vinod Kannan, the Chief Strategy Officer, taking up Kapoor's responsibilities. [60]

As of 2024, the head office is now in Tower A of Intellion Edge in Gurgaon. [61]

Business figures

Financial highlights [62]
Financial year (FY)FY16FY20
Total non-current liabilities₹173.4 crore INR₹6809.02 crore INR
Total current liabilities₹206.99 crore INR₹2261.59 crore INR
Total liabilities₹380.4 crore INR₹9070.62 crore INR
Revenue from operations₹691.37 crore INR₹4738.45 crore INR
Total expenses₹1115.46 crore INR₹6664.45 crore INR
Total profit−₹400.9 crore INR−₹1813.38 crore INR

Destinations

As of November 2024, Vistara served 50 destinations across 12 countries. [63] Its main hub was at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. Vistara's first flight was on 9 January 2015, from Delhi to Mumbai. [64] On 6 August 2019, the airline launched its first international flight from Delhi to Singapore using a Boeing 737-800NG aircraft which was earlier used by Jet Airways. [31]

Codeshare agreements

Vistara codeshared with the following airlines when it ceased operations: [65]

Interline agreements

Vistara had interline agreements with the following airlines when it ceased operations: [73]

Fleet

Vistara Airbus A320-200 Vistara VT-TTF at Bengaluru, 2016-02-20.jpg
Vistara Airbus A320-200
Vistara Boeing 787-9 Vistara, VT-TSD, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.jpg
Vistara Boeing 787-9

At the time of the merger with Air India, Vistara operated the following aircraft: [79]

Vistara fleet
AircraftIn servicePassengers [80] RefsNotes
JSYTotal
Airbus A320neo 43824132164 [81] All transferred to Air India
10——180180
Airbus A321LR 41224152188 [82] [83]
Airbus A321neo 61224152188
Boeing 787-9 63021248299 [84]
136226292
Total70

Fleet development

Vistara took delivery of its first aircraft at New Delhi on 25 September 2014. [85] The airline took delivery of the last of its thirteen original Airbus A320 aircraft in October 2016. [86] In March 2015, Phee Teik Yeoh announced that the airline was planning to procure an unspecified number of both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft to enhance the domestic network and launch international flights within two years. [87] [88] Vistara inducted nine former Jet Airways Boeing 737-800NG to its fleet following its grounding. [89] Vistara returned two of these planes in January 2020 and the remaining 737-800NG were retired by July 2023. [90] Vistara ordered of six 787-9 aircraft with Boeing. The first of these Dreamliners were delivered in February 2020 and the second one in August 2020. [91] Vistara received its 50th Airbus A320neo aircraft in December 2023. [81] The airline received its seventh and final 787-9 in March 2024, bringing its total fleet count to 70. [92]

Services

Cabin

Cabin of Vistara Airbus A320neo Cabin of Vistara Airbus A320 Neo.jpg
Cabin of Vistara Airbus A320neo

Business Class

On the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Vistara offered 30 Stelia seats in a 1-2-1 configuration. [93] [94] Vistara had 8 business class seats, two rows in 2-2 configuration, in its 158-seater Airbus A320-200 fleet. These seats are still in use with Air India. [95] [96]

Premium Economy

Vistara was the first airline in India to introduce Premium Economy class in the domestic market. [97] It offered 24 premium economy seats, four rows in 3-3 configuration, out of a total of 158 seats in the single aisle Airbus A320-200 aircraft in its fleet. [95] On the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, it had on most flights 21 RECARO seats in a 2-3-2 configuration. On one aircraft the premium economy cabin had a 3-3-3 configuration and seats similar to the economy class. These seats are still in use with Air India. [98] [93]

Economy

On the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, Vistara had 248 seats, manufactured by Recaro. They are in a 3-3-3 configuration. These seats are still in use with Air India. [99]

In-flight entertainment

Vistara World is the airline's wireless Wi-Fi inflight entertainment system that travellers can access on their personal handheld devices. Vistara selected a wireless IFE solution from Bluebox Aviation Systems to enable this service. [100] [101]

Catering

A Vistara economy class in-flight meal 07-MAY-2023 - UK25 DEL-FRA (B787-9 - VT-TSQ) (04).jpg
A Vistara economy class in-flight meal

The in-flight food was catered by TajSATS Air Catering, another joint venture between Tata and a Singaporean company, headed by Chef Arun Batra, formerly the executive chef of the Taj Hotels group. [102] [103] [104] [105]

Lounge

On 29 March 2016, Vistara inaugurated premium lounge service for its Business-class passengers and Club Vistara Platinum & Gold members at the departure level of Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi. The lounge is spread across 250 square meters on the air-side and can seat 75 people at a time. [106]

With effect from 1 April 2020, Vistara discontinued its Flagship Lounge at Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. Vistara then provided lounge access to their eligible guests at the Plaza Premium Lounge at the Mezzanine Floor of Delhi Airport Terminal 3. [107]

Frequent-flyer program

Vistara used Club Vistara as its frequent-flyer program; [108] it operated as a value-based program and awarded points on the basis of money spent on tickets rather than miles travelled by passengers. [109] On 29 January 2015, Vistara announced a partnership agreement with Singapore Airlines which would allow Club Vistara members to earn and redeem miles on Singapore Airlines flights. [110]

See also

Related Research Articles

Royal Jordanian Airlines is the flag carrier of Jordan with its head office in the capital, Amman. The airline operates scheduled international services over four continents from its main base at Queen Alia International Airport, with over 500 flights per week and at least 110 daily departures. It joined the Oneworld airline alliance in 2007.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Singapore Airlines</span> Flag carrier of Singapore

Singapore Airlines is the flag carrier of Singapore with its hub located at Changi Airport. A member of Star Alliance, the airline is notable for highlighting the Singapore Girl as its central figure in the corporate branding segment and not significantly changing its livery throughout its history. Widely renowned as one of the world's best carriers, the airline is ranked as a 5-star airline as well as ranked as the world's best airline by Skytrax five times. The airline operates a variety of Airbus and Boeing aircraft, namely the Airbus A350-900, Airbus A380, Boeing 737 MAX 8, Boeing 737-800, Boeing 747-400 Freighter, Boeing 777-300ER and Boeing 787-10.

All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. is a Japanese airline headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. ANA operates services to both domestic and international destinations and is Japan's largest airline, ahead of its main rival flag carrier Japan Airlines. As of April 2023, the airline has approximately 12,800 employees. The airline joined as a Star Alliance member in October 1999.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Boeing 787 Dreamliner</span> Boeing wide-body jet airliner introduced in 2011

The Boeing 787 Dreamliner is an American wide-body airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After dropping its unconventional Sonic Cruiser project, Boeing announced the conventional 7E7 on January 29, 2003, which focused largely on efficiency. The program was launched on April 26, 2004, with an order for 50 aircraft from All Nippon Airways (ANA), targeting a 2008 introduction. On July 8, 2007, a prototype 787 without major operating systems was rolled out; subsequently the aircraft experienced multiple delays, until its maiden flight on December 15, 2009. Type certification was received in August 2011, and the first 787-8 was delivered in September 2011 before entering commercial service on October 26, 2011, with ANA.

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. is the flag carrier of South Korea and its largest airline based on fleet size, international destinations, and international flights. It is owned by the Hanjin Group.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">SilkAir</span> Defunct regional airline of Singapore (1989–2021)

SilkAir Singapore Private Limited, operating as SilkAir, was a Singaporean regional airline with its head office in Changi, Singapore. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines and in 2017, operated scheduled passenger services from Singapore to 54 cities in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, East Asia, and Northern Australia. As the regional wing of Singapore Airlines, it served the short to medium-haul destinations in the Singapore Airlines Group network.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Air Tahiti Nui</span> Long-haul airline of French Polynesia

Air Tahiti Nui is the flag carrier of the French overseas collectivity of French Polynesia, with its head office and daily operations office in Faaa, Tahiti. It operates long-haul flights from its home base at Faa'a International Airport, with a fleet consisting of four Boeing 787 Dreamliners.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Uzbekistan Airways</span> Flag carrier of Uzbekistan

JSC Uzbekistan Airways, operating as Uzbekistan Airways, is the flag carrier of Uzbekistan, headquartered in Tashkent. From its hub at Islam Karimov Tashkent International Airport, the airline serves a number of domestic destinations; the company also flies international services to Asia, Europe and North America.

Singapore Airlines operates a predominantly widebody fleet, until the second re-introduction of the Boeing 737 in March 2021 following the merger with SilkAir. The airline also operates Boeing 747-400F and Boeing 777F freighters. As of April 2024, there were 160 aircraft registered in the Singapore Airlines fleet, comprising 150 passenger aircraft and 12 freighters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Air Austral</span> Airline of Réunion

Air Austral is a French airline that is also the flag carrier of Réunion. The airline is based at Roland Garros Airport. It operates scheduled services from Réunion to metropolitan France, South Africa, Thailand and a number of destinations in the Indian Ocean. The company has eight airplanes in the fleet and employs around 900 people.

As of November 2024, Air India operates a fleet of both narrow-body and wide-body aircraft with a fleet consisting of Airbus A319, A320, A320neo, A321, A321neo, A350 as well as the Boeing 777 and Boeing 787, making for a total of 208 aircraft.

Air India is the flag carrier of India with its main hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, and secondary hubs at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai, alongside several focus cities across India. Headquartered in Gurugram, the airline is owned by Air India Limited, which is owned by the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines. As of November 2024, the airline serves 102 domestic and international destinations operating a variety of Airbus and Boeing aircraft and is the second-largest airline in India in terms of passengers carried after IndiGo. Air India became the 27th member of Star Alliance on 11 July 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scoot</span> Low-cost airline of Singapore

Scoot Pte Ltd, operating as Scoot, is a Singaporean low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines. It began its operations on 4 June 2012 on medium and long-haul routes from Singapore, predominantly to various airports throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Scoot's airline slogan is Escape the Ordinary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">United Airlines fleet</span> Fleet of United Airlines

As of December 2024, the United Airlines fleet consists of 991 mainline aircraft, making it one of the two largest commercial airline fleets in the world, along with Delta Air Lines. United Airlines operates a mix of Airbus and Boeing narrow-body and all Boeing wide-body aircraft. Additionally, United operates more widebody aircraft than any other U.S. carrier.

Norwegian Long Haul AS was a division of Norwegian Air Shuttle that operated long-haul flights between Europe, Asia, and North America with an all-Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of Singapore Airlines</span>

This article explores the history of Singapore Airlines, the flag carrier of the Republic of Singapore and based at the Singapore Changi Airport. Singapore Airlines, also known by its abbreviations of SIA or SQ, has often been ranked throughout its history as either amongst the best or the best airline in the world.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Corporate affairs of Singapore Airlines</span>

Singapore Airlines is majority-owned by Singapore government investment and holding company Temasek Holdings, which holds 56% of voting stock.

British Airways operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft. It operates a single-aisle fleet of Airbus aircraft, including the Airbus A320-200 and the Airbus A320neo. It also operates a twin-aisle aircraft fleet of the Airbus A350-1000, Airbus A380, Boeing 777 and 787.

Thai Airways International operates a fleet of wide-body and narrow-body aircraft from Airbus and Boeing.

References

  1. 1 2 "Vistara on ch-aviation.com". ch-aviation.com. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Tata Sons FY24 Annual report" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "New way to fly: Vistara chief shakes up India's domestic travel". The Hindu Businessline . 3 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vistara looking at strategic partnerships to expand business". International Business Times . 17 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. ↑ "September 2024 Domestic Traffic Reports" (PDF). Directorate General of Civil Aviation. p. 3. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bookings Open for Vistara's Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on Delhi-Mumbai Route". News18. 18 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Airline Information: Air Vistara (Ch-aviation)". Ch-aviation. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines 'Vistara' set for October launch". The Times of India . 11 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Vistara takes to the skies, operates first flight from Delhi to Mumbai". The Economic Times . 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "Vistara carries one million passengers". The Hindu . 23 December 2015. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  11. ↑ "Tata, Singapore Airlines look to fly in Indian skies". Singapore Airlines (Press release). 19 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Two decades in the departure lounge". Business Standard . 9 January 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Singapore Airlines-Tata joint venture proposal would be a big boost for SIA – and AirAsia?". CAPA. 20 September 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "SIA, Tata proposal gets green light from India's foreign investment board". The Straits Times . 24 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  15. ↑ "SIA partners Tata group to set up new airline in India". The Straits Times . 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  16. 1 2 Phadnis, Aneesh (9 January 2015). "With Vistara, a Tata airline is reborn". Business Standard . Mumbai. Archived from the original on 7 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  17. ↑ "Tata forays into the skies with Vistara". The Pioneer . 12 August 2014. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tata SIA christens its airline, Vistara". Tata Sons (Press release). 14 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  19. ↑ "Vistara meaning". Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  20. ↑ "Vistara gets air operator permit, to take off in Jan". Business Standard . 16 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 December 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
  21. ↑ "Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture airline Vistara gets flying permit, to announce schedule soon". The Economic Times . 15 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  22. ↑ "Vistara to operate out of Mumbai International Airport's new T2 terminal". The Economic Times . 1 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  23. ↑ "Tata-SIA joint venture carrier Vistara sets up security training institute". The Economic Times . 24 August 2015. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  24. ↑ "We are still a crawling infant, wait for us to get up and run, says Vistara". Daily News and Analysis . 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 August 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  25. ↑ "Vistara's OTP stands at 89 percent in 1st month of operation". The Hindu . 25 February 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  26. ↑ "Vistara reaches 500,000 pax milestone". CAPA. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  27. ↑ "India's domestic passenger demand up 25 percent: IATA". Business Standard . 6 April 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
  28. ↑ "Vistara joins global airlines' body IATA ahead of international operations". @businessline. Archived from the original on 10 September 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  29. ↑ "India's Vistara to launch international flights, starting with Singapore in August". CNA. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  30. ↑ Chowdhury, Anirban (10 July 2019). "Vistara to launch international operations to Singapore from August". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  31. 1 2 "Vistara makes international debut, on an aircraft used by Jet Airways". Moneycontrol.com. 7 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  32. ↑ "Vistara takes delivery of India's first Dreamliner plane with lie-flat business class seats". India Today. Washington. Press Trust of India. 28 February 2020. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  33. ↑ Agencies, BS Web Team & (28 May 2020). "Vistara runs its first Dreamliner commercial flight from Delhi to Kolkata". Business Standard India. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020– via Business Standard.
  34. ↑ Sinha, Saurabh (28 August 2020). "A Tata Group airline, Vistara, lands in London after almost 7 decades". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  35. ↑ "Vistara could merge with Air India, decision likely by end of 2023". The Indian Express . 16 May 2022. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  36. ↑ "Vistata: CCI gives conditional nod for FSC merger for mega AI". The Times of India. 1 September 2023. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  37. 1 2 "'Merger into Air India likely by mid 2025': Vistara CEO Kannan". The Times of India. 8 January 2024. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  38. ↑ "Vistara operates the first Indian commercial airline flight with blended sustainable fuel". The Times of India . 4 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  39. ↑ PTI. "Vistara expects all legal approvals for its merger with Air India in first half of 2024". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  40. ↑ Mandayam, Tandon; Nandan, Kashish (7 June 2024). "India company tribunal clears Air India-Vistara merger". Reuters.
  41. ↑ Maszczynski, Mateusz (10 June 2024). "Air India and Vistara One Step Closer to Merging After Getting Green Light From Regulators". PYOK. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  42. ↑ "Vistara to merge with Air India from November 12". 30 August 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  43. ↑ "Air India-Vistara merger takes off: Fleets of both airlines to formally combine today – All you need to know". The Financial Express. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  44. ↑ "Phee Teik Yeoh – Director / Owner Information". site2corp.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  45. ↑ "Vistara poaches key men from IndiGo, JetLite". Hindustan Times . 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  46. ↑ "Few takers for office space in metro cities". Financial Express . 24 February 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  47. ↑ "Battle of Class". Business Today . April 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  48. ↑ "Vistara spreads wings; to add Goa, Hyderabad flights by March". The Hindu . 23 January 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  49. ↑ "'People first': Vistara's top executives spending time with employees on the ground & tackling issues". The Economic Times . 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  50. ↑ "Tata Sons, SIA infuse Rs 500 cr in Vistara". Business Standard . 6 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  51. ↑ "Tata Group, Singapore Airlines boost Vistara's coffers". Ch-aviation. 8 September 2015. Archived from the original on 10 September 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  52. ↑ "Titan Company Board of Directors". Titan . 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  53. ↑ "Bhaskar Bhat named Vistara chairman". Mint . 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  54. ↑ "Bhaskar Bhat joins Vistara as chairman". Business Standard . 14 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  55. ↑ "Former SpiceJet COO Sanjiv Kapoor joins Vistara as commercial and strategy chief". The Economic Times . 1 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
  56. ↑ "Leslie Thng joins Vistara as chief executive officer via @tatacompanies". tata.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  57. ↑ Mishra, Mihir (13 October 2017). "Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh likely to join SIA as product & customer service head". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  58. ↑ Manjur, Rezwana. "Top level shuffle in the SIA group". Marketing Interactive. Archived from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  59. ↑ "SilkAir names new CEO". centreforaviation.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2019. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  60. ↑ Mishra, Mihir. "Sanjiv Kapoor resigns as Vistara Chief Commercial Officer". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  61. ↑ "Contact Us". Vistara. Retrieved 5 April 2024. Corporate Office Address TATA SIA Airlines Ltd. Intellion Edge, Tower A, 9th and 10th Floor,South Peripheral Road, Sector – 72, Gurugram, Haryana - 122101
  62. ↑ "Vistara's losses have zoomed over the last 5 years". The Hindu Business Line. 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  63. ↑ "Vistara Destinations". www.airvistara.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  64. ↑ "About Vistara – Tata Singapore Airlines Joint Venture". www.airvistara.com. Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  65. ↑ "Codeshare Partners | Vistara". 22 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  66. ↑ "Air Canada / Vistara Begins Codeshare Partnership mid-June 2022". Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
  67. ↑ "Air India begins Vistara codeshare from mid-July 2024". AeroRoutes. 23 July 2024.
  68. ↑ Massy-Beresford, Helen (6 September 2018). "British Airways to codeshare with Indian domestic carrier Vistara". Air Transport World. Archived from the original on 14 September 2018.
  69. ↑ "Vistara signs codeshare agreement with Lufthansa - Times of India". The Times of India . 9 December 2019. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  70. ↑ "Singapore Airlines And SilkAir To Codeshare On Vistara Flights". www.singaporeair.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  71. ↑ "SWISS / VISTARA BEGINS CODESHARE PARTNERSHIP FROM SEP 2022". Aeroroutes. 12 September 2022. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  72. ↑ "United Airlines and Vistara Establish Codeshare Agreement". United Hub. 18 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  73. ↑ "Vistara Interline Patners". Vistara. Archived from the original on 3 November 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
  74. ↑ "American Airlines Interline". Vistara. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  75. ↑ "British Airways may expand its interline agreement with Vistara – The Economic Times". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  76. ↑ "ITA Airways launches New Delhi - Rome direct flight" (Press release). economictimes. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  77. ↑ "Qatar Airways' New Interline Partnership Takes Off With Vistara" (Press release). Qatar Airways. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  78. ↑ Sanjai, P.R. (22 December 2014). "Vistara signs inter-line agreement with Singapore Airlines, SilkAir". Live Mint . Archived from the original on 2 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  79. ↑ "Vistara Fleet Details" . Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  80. ↑ "Vistara Seat Map Details and Aircraft Information | Seating Plan". Vistara. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
  81. 1 2 "Vistara inducts 50th Airbus A320 neo plane in its fleet of 66 aircraft". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  82. ↑ "India's Vistara takes first A321neo(LR)". ch-aviation. 7 February 2023. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  83. ↑ "Vistara becomes the first airline in India to add Airbus A321LR to its fleet".
  84. ↑ Phadnis, Aneesh (3 September 2023). "Vistara rolls out staff tests, culture survey ahead of its merger with Air India". BusinessLine. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  85. ↑ "Vistara takes delivery of first Airbus A320 aircraft in Delhi". Business Standard . 25 September 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  86. ↑ "Vistara airlines completes induction of Airbus A320 planes". The Indian Express . The Express Group. Press Trust of India. 10 October 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  87. ↑ "Vistara plans to add international routes, expand fleet". The Economic Times . 31 March 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  88. ↑ "20-aircraft target by 2018 is just the tip of the iceberg: Phee Teik Yeoh, Vistara CEO". Financial Express . 23 May 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  89. ↑ Vistara (31 May 2019). "We are delighted to announce that our first commercial Boeing 737-800NG flight will fly this evening, Delhi-Amritsar-Delhi, UK695/694. Here's to loads more in the coming days and weeks! #FlyTheNewFeelingpic.twitter.com/G6qwSINFk9". @airvistara. Archived from the original on 11 January 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  90. ↑ Ajay (27 July 2023). "Vistara lets go off its last 737; becomes all-Airbus on the narrow bodies again". Live from a Lounge. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  91. ↑ "Covid-19 crisis: Vistara in talks with Boeing to defer deliveries of 787-900 Dreamliner planes". The Financial Express. 17 June 2020. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  92. ↑ "Vistara takes delivery of 7th wide-body Boeing aircraft". The Economic Times. 28 March 2024. ISSN   0013-0389 . Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  93. 1 2 "Vistara Dreamliner Launch". www.airvistara.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  94. ↑ "Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner Seating Details | Vistara". www.airvistara.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  95. 1 2 "Vistara reduces seats in premium class cabins". The Economic Times . 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  96. ↑ "Inflight review: Vistara Business Class: Airbus A320: Hyderabad – New Delhi". Bangalore Aviation. 25 March 2015. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  97. ↑ "Vistara takes the premium economy way". Business Standard . 23 December 2014. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  98. ↑ "Revealed: Details Of Vistara's New 787-9". 16 June 202.
  99. ↑ "Revealed: Details Of Vistara's New 787-9". One Mile at a Time. 2 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  100. ↑ "Bluebox Wow to Fly Indian Skies with Vistara | Bluebox". August 2018. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  101. ↑ "Business News, Shares Market, Stock Markets News LIVE – IPO, Mutual Funds, Income Tax and Finance News". Mint. Archived from the original on 30 March 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  102. ↑ "Food in high places". The Hindu . 27 January 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
  103. ↑ "Vistara's Chef's Table: With Chef Arun Batra & Giam Ming Toh". Network Thought. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  104. ↑ "Vistara:Inflight Dining". Vistara. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  105. ↑ "Flying and feasting". The Hindu . 22 August 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  106. ↑ "Vistara unveils signature lounge at IGI airport". Business Standard . 29 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  107. ↑ "Vistara closes down Lounge at Delhi Airport Terminal 3". LiveFromALounge . 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 10 October 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  108. ↑ "Club Vistara". Vistara. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  109. ↑ "Full-service airlines Vistara, Jet Airways, Air India go full tilt at loyalty programmes". Financial Express . 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  110. ↑ "Vistara launches loyalty scheme with Singapore Airline's KrisFlyer programme". Daily News and Analysis . 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

Commons-logo.svg Media related to Vistara at Wikimedia Commons

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.