Tata Sons & SQ to launch India based airline [Vistara][merged]
Aug 12, 2014, 11:37 pm
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Outsourcing strategy: The airline has tied up with Air India, which will manage its ground-handling and engineering services.
Aug 12, 2014, 11:43 pm
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This fall, Tata and Singapore Airline's JV - Vistara - is expected to launch.
The new full-service airline will be New Delhi-based and will be leasing SQ's A320 aircraft.
Vistara plans to operate 87 weekly flights. "The airline is likely to have 14 flights a week connecting Delhi to Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Apart from covering the big cities, there are going to be seven flights a week to Srinagar, Patna and Chandigarh."
http://qz.com/247470/singapore-airli...#/h/94377,2,3/
The new full-service airline will be New Delhi-based and will be leasing SQ's A320 aircraft.
Vistara plans to operate 87 weekly flights. "The airline is likely to have 14 flights a week connecting Delhi to Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad. Apart from covering the big cities, there are going to be seven flights a week to Srinagar, Patna and Chandigarh."
http://qz.com/247470/singapore-airli...#/h/94377,2,3/
Is this a wet lease deal or what? Will the new airline have their own pilots and cabin crew?
Aug 14, 2014, 8:03 am
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Aug 14, 2014, 10:57 am
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Its quite surprising that Tata is betting big on Indian aviation market which has seen nothing but losses from past few years. We should just wait and watch where this goes.
Aug 14, 2014, 11:10 am
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I agree. Hope this does not lead to another round of bankruptcies. Just wish AI would be handed back to Tata.
Aug 14, 2014, 11:14 am
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Its a sinking ship and filled with corruption and in-efficiency all the way to the top. There would be huge uproar from AI employees alone if someone private wanted to buy them as they can no more run their own show.
Its really sad to know that a national carrier which has so much potential is going worse day by day.
Its really sad to know that a national carrier which has so much potential is going worse day by day.
Aug 14, 2014, 11:19 am
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Which is exactly why I want it to just disappear. It is such a tragedy that a poor country like India has to keep pouring money into this loss making venture.
Aug 14, 2014, 11:21 am
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Apart from Vivanta what else is there? I usually like names the Tatas gives its products, especially Tanishq.
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Aug 14, 2014, 11:30 am
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I personally know folks who use the so called "perks" to travel Business class on India-USA routes. Just too frustrating.
Aug 14, 2014, 4:41 pm
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