Perhaps sensing stiff competition from Vistara, the full service carrier which is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, AirAsia has decided to commence operations from Delhi as early as possible.
According to a report in the Business Standard, Vistara has already booked six slots in Delhi while AirAsia has been offered three. With these slots, Air Asia will become the first no-frills carrier from Delhi which will not fly from the airport that has been earmarked for the low-cost airline.
On Wednesday, the first Airbus A-320 aircraft of Tata-SIA joint venture Vistara airline, painted with its logo and livery, landed at the IGI Airport, taking the carrier a step closer to its launch. The A-320 would have to begin test flights and undergo other regulatory checks before aviation regulator DGCA grants Vistara and its aircraft an airworthiness certificate and the flying licence or the Scheduled Operator's Permit (SOP).
Vistara plans to increase its fleet to 20 aircraft, including the latest A-320 neos, by the end of the fourth year of its operation . The airline plans to begin services in five cities, increasing the count to 11 within a year. It will have 87 weekly flights linking Delhi with Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Srinagar, Patna and Chandigarh.
16/10/14 First Post
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According to a report in the Business Standard, Vistara has already booked six slots in Delhi while AirAsia has been offered three. With these slots, Air Asia will become the first no-frills carrier from Delhi which will not fly from the airport that has been earmarked for the low-cost airline.
On Wednesday, the first Airbus A-320 aircraft of Tata-SIA joint venture Vistara airline, painted with its logo and livery, landed at the IGI Airport, taking the carrier a step closer to its launch. The A-320 would have to begin test flights and undergo other regulatory checks before aviation regulator DGCA grants Vistara and its aircraft an airworthiness certificate and the flying licence or the Scheduled Operator's Permit (SOP).
Vistara plans to increase its fleet to 20 aircraft, including the latest A-320 neos, by the end of the fourth year of its operation . The airline plans to begin services in five cities, increasing the count to 11 within a year. It will have 87 weekly flights linking Delhi with Mumbai, Goa, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Srinagar, Patna and Chandigarh.
16/10/14 First Post
