New Delhi: Tata Sons’ start-up airline Vistara will start flights to south and north-east India over the next few weeks as part of the airline’s second phase of expansion. Vistara, launched in partnership with Singapore Airlines Ltd, started commercial operations on 9 January, with its inaugural flight between Delhi and Mumbai, and has got clearance from the aviation regulatory authority Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to expand further. Vistara, which operates three aircraft, will expand to six by April.
It has been cleared to launch flights to Goa, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and Guwahati, according to a person with knowledge of the subject. The person declined to be named. Most of these flights will be launched from its hub in Delhi. It already connects Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Most of this expansion will start after 15 February when the fog season restrictions will be lifted.
“Delhi-Mumbai flights will be increased from three to five both ways and there will be an additional Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight,” said a Vistara spokesperson without giving details on the new routes.
The Tata airline is also likely to fly to Bagdogra in West Bengal for which DGCA clearances have been secured. An announcement is likely to be made by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee soon, according to a second person aware of the situation who also declined to be named. Vistara’s spokesperson confirmed it “is looking at Bagdogra” but declined to say when the airline will start flights.
22/01/15 Nagaland Post
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It has been cleared to launch flights to Goa, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune and Guwahati, according to a person with knowledge of the subject. The person declined to be named. Most of these flights will be launched from its hub in Delhi. It already connects Mumbai and Ahmedabad. Most of this expansion will start after 15 February when the fog season restrictions will be lifted.
“Delhi-Mumbai flights will be increased from three to five both ways and there will be an additional Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight,” said a Vistara spokesperson without giving details on the new routes.
The Tata airline is also likely to fly to Bagdogra in West Bengal for which DGCA clearances have been secured. An announcement is likely to be made by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee soon, according to a second person aware of the situation who also declined to be named. Vistara’s spokesperson confirmed it “is looking at Bagdogra” but declined to say when the airline will start flights.
22/01/15 Nagaland Post
