Mumbai: The Tata Group on Tuesday announced the merger of its two airlines Vistara and Air India. With this consolidation, Air India will be India’s leading domestic and international carrier with a combined fleet of 218 aircraft, making it India’s largest international carrier and second-largest domestic carrier. Vistara shall be... The post appeared first on .

Vistara shall be merged with Air India post-receipt of requisite approvals. As part of the merger transaction, SIA shall also invest Rs 2,059 crore in Air India. Post the consolidation, SIA shall hold 25.1 per cent shareholding in Air India. The transaction is estimated to be completed by March 2024.

New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that 30 incidents daily take place but these hardly have any safety implications.

New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI): India's aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a fine of Rupees 10 lakh on Tata-SIA Vistara airlines for violation of take-off and landing clearance.

New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Vistara has handed over an unruly passenger to London's Heathrow Airport administration for abusing and misbehaving with crew members on board while the flight was on route to London, said an airline official on Wednesday.

New Delhi Feb 22 PTI Vistara plans to significantly ramp up its staff strength to a total of 5000 by the end of this year as the full service carrier focuses on increasing capacity utilisation expanding fleet and further improving overall services Currently the airline has around 4000 people After being significantly hit by the coronavirus pandemic including the third wave that negatively impacted air traffic which was on the recovery path late last year the airline industry is again seeing an improvement in traffic numbers Against this backdrop Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan in a not-so-common move last week admitted that the airline did not live up to customers expectations and assured that steps are being taken to address the gaps on a war footing We wanted to make sure that we explain our side of the story In February what we have seen is that demand has come back and people have started to travel and I think with cases going down this touch wood will be the trend for the future Kannan told PTI in an interview on Tuesday While emphasising that the airline is working on a multi-pronged strategy he said that currently it operates more flights compared to that in the pre-COVID period We have about 220 to 250 departures a day Since we have hit that momentum we have to look at how do we continue to grow and how to make sure that the commitments we have made remain as we scale up It also involves engaging our staff partners he noted The airline which currently has 50 planes aims to have 70 planes by the end of 2023 after taking into account some aircraft that will be returned to lessors Vistara a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines started hiring for operational roles sometime in October last year before the third coronavirus wave Our current staff strength is about 4000 so we expect to go up to 5000 as we ramp up through the year As we take new aircraft deliveries and as we increase capacity utilisation I think we will look at that number towards the end of this year This will include everyone on Vistaras payroll but that will not include outsourced third party partners such as call centres or ground handling agencies Kannan said Prior to the pandemic the airline which started international operations in August 2019 had a fleet of around 40 aircraft and the number has increased to 50 There is a requirement since we are utilising the aircraft better Last two years even though the fleet count increased the utilisation of aircraft was lower so there was no need to scale up That process has now commenced and is in full swing the Vistara chief said adding that people are also being hired for backoffice work Vistara carried 479 lakh domestic passengers in January and had a market share of 75 per cent according to data available with aviation regulator DGCA Last month IndiGo carried the maximum number of passengers at 3557 lakh followed by SpiceJet 680 lakh Air India 656 lakh and Go First 635 lakh To a query on Air India Kannan said the airlines acquisition by Tatas is positive for the whole industry and will give a viable competitor which is always good for the customer We do continue to operate independently and compete with it What is important for us is to ensure that what we have built up in the last seven years of operations continues customer will be looking at various options and we believe that we have a proposition that will continue to remain strong he said In his message to customers last week Kannan promised that many changes and enhancements are in the works including fast-tracking of initiatives across its IT infrastructure to make the digital experience more convenient I have taken stock of things as they stood and I want to assure you that we are addressing some of the gaps on a war footing We are actively working with our partners to significantly reduce the length of time it takes for you to connect with us over a phone call and to ensure a consistent airport and on-ground experience he had said in the message The airline has restored some of its onboard services to pre-pandemic standards including restarting non-vegetarian meals in Economy Class on all domestic flights PTI RAM ANU ANU

New Delhi Feb 22 PTI Vistara plans to significantly ramp up its staff strength to a total of 5000 by the end of this year as the full service carrier focuses on increasing capacity utilisation expanding fleet and further improving overall services Currently the airline has around 4000 people After being significantly hit by the coronavirus pandemic including the third wave that negatively impacted air traffic which was on the recovery path late last year the airline industry is again seeing an improvement in traffic numbers Against this backdrop Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan in a not-so-common move last week admitted that the airline did not live up to customers expectations and assured that steps are being taken to address the gaps on a war footing We wanted to make sure that we explain our side of the story In February what we have seen is that demand has come back and people have started to travel and I think with cases going down this touch wood will be the trend for the future Kannan told PTI in an interview on Tuesday While emphasising that the airline is working on a multi-pronged strategy he said that currently it operates more flights compared to that in the pre-COVID period We have about 220 to 250 departures a day Since we have hit that momentum we have to look at how do we continue to grow and how to make sure that the commitments we have made remain as we scale up It also involves engaging our staff partners he noted The airline which currently has 50 planes aims to have 70 planes by the end of 2023 after taking into account some aircraft that will be returned to lessors Vistara a joint venture between Tatas and Singapore Airlines started hiring for operational roles sometime in October last year before the third coronavirus wave Our current staff strength is about 4000 so we expect to go up to 5000 as we ramp up through the year As we take new aircraft deliveries and as we increase capacity utilisation I think we will look at that number towards the end of this year This will include everyone on Vistaras payroll but that will not include outsourced third party partners such as call centres or ground handling agencies Kannan said Prior to the pandemic the airline which started international operations in August 2019 had a fleet of around 40 aircraft and the number has increased to 50 There is a requirement since we are utilising the aircraft better Last two years even though the fleet count increased the utilisation of aircraft was lower so there was no need to scale up That process has now commenced and is in full swing the Vistara chief said adding that people are also being hired for backoffice work In his message to customers last week Kannan promised that many changes and enhancements are in the works including fast-tracking of initiatives across its IT infrastructure to make the digital experience more convenient I have taken stock of things as they stood and I want to assure you that we are addressing some of the gaps on a war footing We are actively working with our partners to significantly reduce the length of time it takes for you to connect with us over a phone call and to ensure a consistent airport and on-ground experience he had said in the message The airline has restored some of its onboard services to pre-pandemic standards including restarting non-vegetarian meals in Economy Class on all domestic flights PTI RAM ANU ANU

New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): A technical snag was detected in a Vistara flight en route to Amritsar, following which the flight returned to Delhi on Thursday.

दिल्ली से आ रही विस्तारा एयरलाइंस की फ्लाइट से मंगलवार को पक्षी टकरा गया. इससे विमान को गंभीर क्षति पहुंची है. दिल्ली से लखनऊ आ रहे विस्तारा के विमान में कुल 148 यात्री सवार थे. इसकी लखनऊ एयरपोर्ट पर सुरक्षित लैंडिंग करा दी गई, मगर तकनीकी खराबी दूर करने में घंटों लग गए. बाद में […]

New Delhi Oct 27 PTI AAP MP Sanjay Singh claimed that a Vistara flight narrowly avoided accident and shook the soul while landing at the Bhubaneswar airport on Wednesday following which Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia promised actionHowever Vistara responded that while the flight did encounter strong tailwinds during its approach to land the touchdown at the runway was normal The flight UK785 departed from Delhi at 7 am and reached Odishas capital city Bhubaneswar around 9 am on WednesdayThe Rajya Sabha MP tweeted Today Vistara flights landing in Bhubaneswar shook the soul of the passengers and it narrowly avoided an accident Please take some other work from the pilot otherwise some major incident may happen Vistara management and Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia sir please take note Singh addedIn response Scindia stated on Twitter Sanjay ji we will take appropriate steps after investigating this matter Thank you for bringing the incident to notice In its statement later during the day Vistara said the flight did encounter strong tailwinds during its approach to land However the pilots managed to make necessary adjustments and despite the gusty winds touchdown was normal Our pilots are well trained and experienced in handling such situations it added Safety of our customers and staff is of paramount importance it mentioned PTI DSP KJ