On Monday evening, the combined Air India-Vistara company operated its first flight from Doha to Mumbai. PTI reported after Vistara concluded its final day of flight operations.
Flight ‘AI2286’ is scheduled to arrive in Mumbai early on Tuesday morning after departing Doha at approximately 10.07 p.m. local time.
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In addition to being the entity’s first flight, it will also be its first overseas operation. The flight lasts for over three hours.
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On the domestic front, Tuesday morning at around 1:30 am, their first scheduled flight, AI2984, departed Mumbai for Delhi. An A320 plane is used to operate it.
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All Vistara flights operated by Air India since the merger use the code ‘AI2XXX’ to make it easier for passengers to find the flight when making reservations.
A significant consolidation in the nation’s civil aviation industry is represented by Vistara’s merger with Air India, both of which are a member of the Tata Group.
Singapore Airlines and the Tata Group have partnered to create Vistara. Following the merger, Singapore Airlines will own 25.1% of the joint venture between Air India and Visara.
In November 2022, the two airlines declared that, starting in September 2024, passengers would no longer be able to book flights with Vistara for travel dates starting on November 12, 2024.
Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson had previously stated, “For many months, cross-functional teams from Air India and Vistara have been working together to make the transition of aircraft, flying crew, ground-based colleagues, and, most importantly, our valued customers into the new Air India as seamless as possible.”