Vistara
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| Founded | 2014 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi | ||||||
| Frequent-flyer program | Club Vistara | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 2 | ||||||
| Parent company | Tata Sons Singapore Airlines | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, India | ||||||
| Key people | Phee Teik Yeoh (CEO) Prasad Menon (Chairman) | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Vistara is an Indian airline established as a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines. The new carrier, announced in 2013, will start operations from 9 January 2015.[needs update] The maiden flight will fly between Deihi and Mumbai.
History
The airline is a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA). The carrier was announced in 2013 and will be a full-service airline based in New Delhi. The two companies will initially invest a combined US$100 million to start the carrier, with Tata Sons owning 51 per cent and Singapore Airlines owning the remaining 49 per cent.[1][2] The Tata and SIA joint-venture received approval from India's Foreign Investment Promotion Board in October 2013, allowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline.[3] Vistara is taken from the Sanskrit word Vistaar (Hindi- विस्तार), meaning "expansion".[4][5]
Destinations
The airline plans to operate 87 weekly flights linking its hub in Delhi to Mumbai, Goa, Chandigarh, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jammu, Srinagar, and Patna.[6] On 15 December 2014, Vistara received an air operator's permit and will reveal their routes and schedule shortly.[7] Vistara opened for bookings on 19 December 2014 and its first flight will be on 9 January 2015 between Delhi and Mumbai with its brand new Airbus 320.
Destinations
Codeshare agreements
Vistara has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:
Fleet
The airline has two Airbus A320s with 18 more on order.[8][9] The airline's first A320 was delivered on 23 September 2014[10] and arrived in Delhi on 25 September 2014.[11] Vistara will increase its fleet to 20 aircraft, including A320neos, by the end of the fifth year of operation. The leased aircraft are being sourced from Singapore-based BOC Aviation.[6]
References
- ^ "SIA partners Tata group to set up new airline in India". 19 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Tata, Singapore Airlines look to fly in Indian skies". Hindustan Times. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "SIA, Tata proposal gets green light from India's foreign investment board". 24 October 2013.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Tata SIA christens its airline, Vistara". Tata Sons. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ^ "Vistara meaning".
- ^ a b "Vistara's plan is flying". Daily News and Analysis. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/vistara-receives-flying-licence-to-start-operations-soon-114121500941_1.html.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Singapore Airlines-Tata Indian joint venture orders Airbus A320s". 9 January 2014.
- ^ "Singapore Airlines-Tata Indian jv orders Airbus A320s".
- ^ http://xfw-spotter.blogspot.com/2014/07/a320-232sl-tata-sia-airlines-f-wwdt-vt.html
- ^ "Vistara takes delivery of first Airbus A-320 aircraft in Delhi". Business Standard. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
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