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747-237 · Posted: Sat Sep 12, 2020 5:02 pm Post subject:

Vistara increases Delhi – London flights from late-Sep 2020

Vistara from late-September 2020 plans to increase Delhi – London Heathrow service, with the addition of 4th weekly flight.
From 27SEP20, the new service operates on Sundays, with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.

UK015 DEL0215 – 0655LHR 789 x246
UK016 LHR1535 – 0415+1DEL 789 x246

Current schedule is listed until 24OCT20. Winter schedule on/after 25OCT20 remains pending.

Source: Airlineroute.net
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The_Goat · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2020 7:29 pm Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:06 pm Post subject:

Vistara has added an A321NEO to the fleet today, as VT-TVB.
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747-237 · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 12:09 pm Post subject:

Vistara has added a new A320NEO to the fleet today, as VT-TNZ.
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747-237 · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2020 8:05 am Post subject:

Vistara expands London service to daily from Dec 2020

15 October 2020

Vistara in winter season plans further service expansion on Delhi – London Heathrow route.
Currently scheduled 4 times weekly, the airline will add 5th weekly flight (Day 6) from 21NOV20, and further expands to daily by 01DEC20.
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operates this route.

UK017 DEL1345 – 1745LHR 789 D
UK018 LHR2050 – 1025+1DEL 789 D

Source: Airlineroute.net
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747-237 · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2020 6:21 am Post subject:

Vistara's fifth 787-9 has been ferried from Seattle to Victorville for long term storage.
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The_Goat · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2020 11:35 pm Post subject:

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747-237 · Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2020 7:30 am Post subject:

Vistara has withdrawn an A320, VT-TTC, from the fleet.
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747-237 · Posted: Thu Nov 26, 2020 7:04 am Post subject:

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/97647-indias-vistara-eyes-direct-us-flights

Vistara eyes direct US flights

24.11.2020

Vistara is evaluating options for non-stop flights between India and the United States, Chief Commercial Officer Vinod Kannan told Reuters.

The airline has seen an increase in demand for direct flights as passengers try to minimise connections in order to avoid unnecessary risk of exposure to COVID-19. Kannan said that he expects the trend to continue in the future, providing opportunities for non-stop services to new long-haul markets.

In addition, prevailing travel restrictions limit the number of airports where Indian citizens can connect.

However, Kannan added that potential flights to the United States would require new aircraft. While Vistara operates two B787-9s and has a further four on firm order from Boeing, these aircraft are configured for medium-haul services. Crucially, they lack crew rest areas. Kannan said that no decision has been taken yet about incremental widebody aircraft.

The Indian full-service carrier currently uses the two widebodies to operate trunk domestic routes in India, as well as services from Delhi Int'l to London Heathrow.

The US-India market is currently served by Air India (AI, Mumbai Int'l) (from Delhi to Chicago O'Hare, New York JFK, New York Newark, San Francisco, CA, and Washington Dulles, and from Mumbai Int'l to Newark) and United Airlines (UA, Chicago O'Hare) (from Newark to Delhi and Mumbai). The routes are among the world's longest non-stop services - flights from the East Coast take around 14 hours, while services to the West Coast clock in at over 16 hours scheduled block time.

Vistara also has plans to expand its European network, add services to Japan, and resume and expand its South-East Asian operations once travel restrictions are lifted.

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747-237 · Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:12 am Post subject:

Vistara has added two new A320NEOs to the fleet today, as VT-TQA & VT-TQB.
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747-237 · Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2020 8:10 am Post subject:

Vistara's 787-9, the future VT-TSN, has been ferried from Charleston to Victorville today for long term storage.
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The_Goat · Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 7:26 pm Post subject:

Vistara starts direct flights to Frankfurt

https://www.airvistara.com/de/en/destinations/frankfurt

Apparently they will fly three days a week starting Feb 18.

Will they use a 789 or a A321Neo on the route?
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