Flying To The US & Europe From India? Flight Tickets Might Get Costlier, Here’s Why

Last Updated: April 17, 2024, 09:18 IST Here’s Why Indian Airlines Are Taking Longer Routes To The US And Europe. (Representative Image) Indian flights to US & Europe take detours, adding 15-45 mins due to avoiding Iranian airspace amidst tensions; passengers face delays. Indian airlines flying to the United … Read more

Airfares Jump 20-25 Pc Amid Vistara Woes, High Travel Demand

Travellers will have to shell out more for domestic flights this summer season, with airfares surging 20-25 per cent amid Vistara flight cancellations and strong air travel demand, according to industry experts. At a time when peak summer travel period is round the corner, the airline industry is grappling with challenges in scaling up capacity … Read more

‘Around 25-30 Flights Daily’: Vistara ‘Scaling Back’ Operations With 10% Of Capacity, Hopeful of Stable Op Ahead

The airline chief Vinod Kannan have also said that Vistara will look to review the current rostering system after discussions with pilots. (File photo) The Tata Group airline has temporarily reduced flight operations to ensure the availability of adequate pilot buffer and expects the situation to normalise by May Vistara on Sunday informed that the … Read more

Few Vistara pilots have denied to accept the new pay structure announced in mid-February ahead of the merger with Air India

More than one in four pilots in Vistara have not accepted the new pay structure announced in mid-February ahead of the merger with Air India. The integration of the two airlines has also escalated concerns over inadequate manpower and raised questions over safety being compromised to expedite training.  Shortly after The Hindu reported that over … Read more

‘Please Bear With Us…’: Air India Chief’s Message To Employees Amid Vistara Crisis

In his weekly message, Wilson wrote that the airline will share the news with the employees after the counting, reporting, auditing and board approvals are complete in a few weeks. (Representative Image) Campbell, in his message, apprised that its third A350 has started service on the important BOM-DEL trunk route, and two new A320s have … Read more

Vistara Cancels 26 Flights, Holds Meeting with Pilots to Address Issues

Last Updated: April 03, 2024, 21:00 IST In the summer schedule that started from March 31, the airline is to operate a little over 300 flights daily. (File photo) The sources said top officials of Vistara, including CEO Vinod Kannan, held a virtual meeting with pilots to discuss their problems. Officials of human resources among … Read more

Passengers Slam Vistara Over Multiple Flight Delays and Cancellations, Carrier Blames Operation Reasons

Vistara Airline. (File photo) The airline blamed the operation reasons for the disruption. A spokesperson from Vistara said their teams are tirelessly working to stabilize the situation. The leading carrier in India Vistara has been hitting the headlines for the past few days for all the wrong reasons. The airline has reported multiple flight delays … Read more

AI-Vistara Merger: Singapore Regulator’s Nod to Further Help Optimise Airlines’ Schedules, Contracts

Vistara is a joint venture between Singapore Airlines and Tata Group. (Representative Image) The merger of Vistara with Air India under a deal, wherein Singapore Airlines will acquire a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India, was announced in November 2022 The final competition-related approval for Air India-Vistara merger coming in from the Singapore regulator … Read more