Air India and Vistara Complete Historic Merger, Creating a Major Global Aviation Powerhouse

Merger of full-service airlines Air India and Vistara successfully completed on 12 November 2024, following the merger of the low-cost airlines Air India Express and AIX Connect (formerly Air Asia India) on 1 October 2024 Post merger, Air India Group operates a combined fleet of 300 aircraft covering 55 domestic and 48 international destinations, with… Read the full press release

Vistara Honored with ‘ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Awards 2024’ for Sustainability and Modernization Efforts

Also clinches ‘ch-aviation Asia’s 2nd Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2024’ (IN SHORT) Vistara, India’s premier full-service carrier and a joint venture of the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, has received two prestigious awards at the ‘ch-aviation Youngest Aircraft Fleet Awards 2024.’ The airline was recognized with the “ch-aviation World’s 4th Youngest Aircraft Fleet Award 2024”… Read the full press release

Vistara Becomes First Indian Airline to Offer Complimentary Wi-Fi on International Flights for Club Vistara Members

(IN SHORT) Vistara, India’s premium full-service airline, has introduced complimentary in-flight Wi-Fi connectivity for its international flights operated on Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner and Airbus A321neo aircraft. This service is exclusively available to all members of Vistara’s loyalty program, Club Vistara, irrespective of their membership tier, points, or membership tenure. Club Vistara members can enjoy unlimited… Read the full press release

Vistara Adopts SITA’s Innovative Solutions to Cut Carbon Emissions by 15,000 Tons Annually

SITA eWAS will help Vistara flights avoid weather disruptions, while SITA OptiClimb will reduce carbon emissions by 15,000 tons yearly Gurugram, India, 2023-Oct-08 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of the Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, has become the first Indian airline to deploy both SITA eWAS and SITA OptiClimb® solutions…. Read the full press release

Vistara Celebrates 8th Anniversary with Network-Wide Sale on Domestic and International Flights

Domestic: All-inclusive one-way fares starting INR 1,899 for Economy, INR 2,699 for Premium Economy and INR 6,999 for Business Class International: All-inclusive return fares starting at INR 13,299 for Economy, INR 16,799 for Premium Economy and INR 43,699 for Business Class Delhi, India, 2023-Jan-10 — /Travel PR News/ — In celebration of Vistara’s glorious journey… Read the full press release

Vistara starts daily, non-stop flights between Mumbai (India) and Muscat (Oman)

Delhi/Dubai/ Muscat, 2022-Dec-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today (12 December 2022) inaugurates daily, non-stop flights between Mumbai (India) and Muscat (Oman), its fourth destination in the Gulf region. Muscat is the third Gulf city that Vistara has added to… Read the full press release

Vistara starts non-stop flights between Pune and Singapore

Delhi, India, 2022-Dec-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today (02 December 2022) started its non-stop flights between Pune and Singapore. The inaugural flight departed from Pune at 0210 Hours (IST) and arrived in Singapore at 1030 Hours (GMT). It was… Read the full press release

SIA and Tata agree to merge Air India and Vistara

Singapore, 2022-Dec-01 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Tata Sons (Tata) have agreed to merge Air India and Vistara, with SIA also investing INR 20,585 million (S$360 million, US$250 million) in Air India as part of the transaction. This would give SIA a 25.1% stake in an enlarged Air India group with… Read the full press release

Vistara starts non-stop, daily flights between Mumbai and Abu Dhabi

Delhi, India, 2022-Oct-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today (01 October 2022) inaugurates non-stop, daily flights between Mumbai (India) and Abu Dhabi (UAE). The inaugural flight will depart from Mumbai at 1910 Hours (IST) and arrive in Abu Dhabi at… Read the full press release

Vistara launches direct daily services to Jaipur from Mumbai

New Delhi, India, 2022-Sep-10 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, today (5 September 2022) announced the addition of Jaipur (Rajasthan) to its domestic network with direct connectivity to and from Mumbai, starting 30 September 2022. Vistara strengthens its presence in Rajasthan, with Jaipur being the second destination in the state, after… Read the full press release

Vistara appoints Vinod Kannan as Chief Executive Officer

Delhi, India, 2022-Jan-06 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today (01 January 2022) announced the appointment of Mr. Vinod Kannan as Chief Executive Officer, effective 01 January 2022. Also, Mr. Deepak Rajawat has been elevated to take up the role of… Read the full press release

Vistara expands its fleet with its first purchased Airbus A320neo

Delhi, India, 2021-Jun-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, today (29 May 2021) welcomed its first purchased Airbus A320neo powered by CFM LEAP engines, strengthening its operational assets and further growing its modern fleet. The aircraft, registered VT-TQE, arrived in Delhi today from Airbus’ production facility in Toulouse, France. It is… Read the full press release

Vistara launches non-stop flights between Delhi and Tokyo

Delhi, India, 2021-May-13 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today (10 May 2021) announced special, non-stop flights between Delhi (DEL) and Tokyo (HND) starting 16 June 2021. The airline will fly once a week between the two capital cities under India’s… Read the full press release

Vistara inaugurates non-stop services between Mumbai, India and Malé, Republic of Maldives

Delhi, India, 2021-Mar-05 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today (03 March 2021) inaugurated its non-stop flights between Mumbai, India and Malé, Republic of Maldives. Vistara, thus, becomes the only airline to offer the choice of Premium Economy class of travel… Read the full press release

Vistara inaugurates non-stop flights between Delhi and Frankfurt

Delhi, India, 2021-Feb-23 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata  Group and Singapore Airlines, today (18 February 2021) inaugurated its non-stop flights between Delhi and Frankfurt, under the travel bubble agreement between India and Germany. The inaugural flight, operated by Vistara’s brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, departed… Read the full press release

Singapore Airlines and Vistara sign Commercial Cooperation Framework Agreement

Singapore/New Delhi, 2020-Dec-11 — /Travel PR News/ — Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons Private Limited and SIA, have signed a Commercial Cooperation Framework Agreement. This agreement will further strengthen SIA’s and Vistara’s existing partnership and enable them to offer seamless services to their customers by harmonising efforts in capacity… Read the full press release

Vistara and Plusgrade partner to launch new upgrade program

Vistara launches a new upgrade program in partnership with Plusgrade designed to drive sales on unsold Premium Economy and Business Class seats. Delhi, India, 2020-Aug-27 — /Travel PR News/ — Plusgrade, a leader in ancillary revenue and merchandising solutions for over 70 airline and cruise operators, today (August 25, 2020) announced they’re powering the new… Read the full press release

Vistara launches services to Kathmandu, Nepal

New Delhi, India, 2020-Jan-16 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, today added Kathmandu, Nepal, as the fifth international destination to its fast-growing network. Vistara will operate daily flights between Delhi and Kathmandu starting 11 February 2020, the bookings for which open… Read the full press release

SBI Card and Vistara launch one-of-its-kind premium credit card for travel savvy urban Indians

New Delhi, India, 2019-Nov-29 — /Travel PR News/ — SBI Card and Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, have joined hands to launch a one-of-its-kind premium credit card for travel savvy urban Indians. Launched in two variants, Club Vistara SBI Card PRIME and Club Vistara SBI Card, the new card has been designed to offer a… Read the full press release

Vistara begins daily service to Patna (Bihar) from Delhi

Patna, India, 2019-Nov-07 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, yesterday inaugurated service to Patna (Bihar) with a daily flight to and from its hub, Delhi. Vistara’s inaugural flight from Delhi was welcomed at Patna with a water cannon salute. The first… Read the full press release

Vistara announces codeshare agreement with United Airlines

Codeshare agreement with Vistara opens up more than 20 destinations across India for United Airlines Reciprocal frequent flyer benefits for Club Vistara and United MileagePlus members New Delhi, India, 2019-Jun-21 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, today (18th June 2019) joined hands with one of the world’s largest carriers, United Airlines,… Read the full press release

Vistara awarded the ‘Best Airline – India’ and ‘Best Regional Airline – Asia’ titles in TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice® Awards 2019

New Delhi, India, 2019-Apr-03 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full service carrier, has been awarded the titles ‘Best Airline – India’ and ‘Best Regional Airline – Asia’ in the third edition of TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice® Awards 2019 for Airlines. The accolades come to Vistara from the world’s largest travel site, TripAdvisor, for the… Read the full press release

Vistara becomes the first Indian airline to offer sanitary pads on flights within India

Vistara to provide organic bio-degradable sanitary napkins to customers upon request Service to be available on all flights across Vistara network starting 8 March 2019 Part of ‘Vistara for Women’: A suite of services especially for women All-women crew to operate retro-themed flights on the #VistaraRetroJet between Delhi and Goa on Women’s Day, with crew… Read the full press release

British Airways announces codeshare agreement with Vistara

LONDON, UK, 2018-Sep-07 — /Travel PR News/ — British Airways and Indian domestic carrier, Vistara, have today (September 06, 2018) announced a new partnership that will open up more routes between London and India than ever before. As part of the new agreement customers can book seats on Vistara flights to destinations across India from Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi. Seats… Read the full press release

Vistara to expand its fleet with 13 aircrafts from Airbus and Boeing for USD 3.1 billion

New Delhi, 2018-Jul-12 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has agreed to place firm orders with Airbus for 13 aircraft from the A320neo family and with Boeing for six 787-9 Dreamliner. Together, the deals are valued at USD 3.1 billion, based on… Read the full press release

Vistara introduces its first male cabin crew

First batch of male cabin crew completes rigorous training, starts flying today Eye-catching male crew uniform revealed, that complements Vistara’s unique, elegant, and practical female crew uniform New Delhi, 2018-Apr-02 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full service carrier, introduced its first male cabin crew, a mix of experienced and new crew, today. The… Read the full press release

Vistara launches a first-of-its kind comic book to educate young travellers to the nuances of air travel

New Delhi, 2018-Mar-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier, released ‘Airborne’ – a first-of-its kind comic book designed to educate and sensitize its ‘Young Stars’ or young travellers to the nuances of air travel. In a fun and interactive way, Vistara’s ‘Airborne’ explains how things work from the moment one books a… Read the full press release

Vistara wins ‘Most Passenger Friendly Airline’ award at Wings India 2018

New Delhi, 2018-Mar-15 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara, India’s finest full service carrier, has been awarded ‘Most Passenger Friendly Airline’ at Wings India 2018, jointly organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Airports Authority of India and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), on the opening day of… Read the full press release

Vistara inaugurates daily direct service between Delhi and Chennai

Daily direct flights commenced today between Delhi and Chennai Chennai to further add direct flights to Kolkata, Kochi, and Port Blair (Andamans) starting March 2018 Bookings now open for all of the above flights Chennai/New Delhi, 2018-Feb-20 — /Travel PR News/ — India’s finest full-service carrier, Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore… Read the full press release

Vistara to operate daily direct flight between Delhi and Chennai from February 15, 2018

Vistara to fly between Delhi and Chennai from February 15, 2018, and between Chennai and Port Blair, starting March 1, 2018 Vistara to fly twice daily direct service between Delhi and Chennai, and once daily between Chennai and Port Blair Bookings now open on all channels New Delhi, India, 2018-Jan-09 — /Travel PR News/ — Vistara,… Read the full press release