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747-237 · Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 5:25 am Post subject: Vistara News -- Part 2

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-airasia-plan-to-double-their-flights-in-winters-115080800026_1.html

Vistara, AirAsia plan to double their flights in winters

August 8, 2015

New airlines Vistara and AirAsia India are looking to double their flight frequencies in the winter schedule beginning October 25.

Vistara, has proposed 347 weekly flights, up from 176 it is operating at present.

"We have plans to add at least three more aircraft to our existing fleet of six by the end of this calendar year. With that, we would increase frequency to our existing network and announce a few new destinations as well. More details will be shared at an appropriate time," said Rashmi Soni, head of corporate communications at Vistara.

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747-237 · Posted: Sat Aug 15, 2015 6:11 am Post subject:

Pratyush Kumar, president, Boeing India, said that the non-availability of planes was a key reason why talks with India's new airline Vistara could not proceed. ''All slots are sold out, especially of the B737s. They wanted to start a new airline and were looking for availability in the time frame and we didn't have,'' he said.

http://www.domain-b.com/aero/aero_general/20150814_custom.html
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TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

Vistara is adding three more planes. It naturally means more flights ... But it is unlikely to exclusively for winters alone unless they are going a big way to Rajasthan and Goa and even then not by such volumes... So the title of the article is misleading. See what confusion a simple additional letter - s - "winters" instead of "winter" can do!

No comments regarding the other airline involved.... They are a class apart in my humble opinion.

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http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/Air-Vistara-to-Launch-Delhi-Flight-From-Bhubaneswar/2015/08/15/article2975413.ece

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Vistara working towards a 'people first' strategy in terms of its training strategy
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21-Aug-2015 10:48 AM
Vistara said it is working towards a 'people first' strategy in terms of its training strategy (Economic Times, 21-Aug-2015). The carrier is focused on mentoring its 650 employees across 10 stations and a corporate office. As part of this mentorship programme, the company's top corporate executives are mandated to spend four days p/a with employees on the ground or at a station, to have 'gup-shup' sessions over tea and focusing on key issues while mentoring them

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Vistara seeing high load factors in economy, 'not that high' in business and premium economy
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27-Aug-2015 10:42 AM
Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh said while the carrier is "enjoying a high load factor in our economy class — sometime more than full service competitor — it’s in the business class and premium economy segment where our load factor is not that high" (financialexpress.com, 27-Aug-2015). He however noted that the reception to premium economy and business class has been "growing every month and many corporates are now travelling this class." On plans to increase the load factor, the CEO said: "Our presence is very limited and we will gradually increase our footprint and hit more destinations which will improve our load factor. Many companies want to give us more business but unfortunately we don’t fly too many destinations now. In the next three months, we are going to grow our footprint by 50%."

HAWK21M · Posted: Sat Aug 29, 2015 2:15 pm Post subject:

How are the Vistara loads currently...heard they are around 65-75% average....Anyone with details.
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mayankarora1411 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2013 Posts: 35

2015
45.4% in Jan
58.6% in Feb
53.6% in Mar
67.3% in Apr
71.1% in May
59.3% in Jun
60.3% in Jul
61.5% on Average

ryder1650 · Member Joined: 17 Jul 2007 Posts: 554

Yikes, not very good.

747-237 · Posted: Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:17 pm Post subject:

http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/vistara-opens-first-overseas-sales-office-in-dubai-1.1583677

Vistara opens first overseas sales office in Dubai

September 14, 2015

Vistara, an Indian joint venture carrier between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, opened its first overseas sales office in Dubai, according to a statement on Monday.

The airline has appointed Sharaf Travels as its general sales agent. The UAE travel agent will represent Vistara in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, allowing residents and tourists to have access to the airline’s services and information on its India network.
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justbala · Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1896 Location: Bangalore

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/vistara-might-cut-business-class-seats-115091600851_1.html

UK halving J class and adding Y.

abhijith16 · Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2015 8:33 pm Post subject:

Vistara to add 2 daily Delhi-Bhubaneshwar effective 1st October, 1 daily Delhi-Varanasi effective 21st October, and are expected to add more flights on the Delhi-Mumbai route effective 1st November.
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malQ · Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2015 6:52 pm Post subject:

Flew Vistara UK-933 DEL-BOM a few days ago, got upgraded from Economy to Premium Economy for I do not know what reason, maybe because I was dressed well or maybe they have some sort of recognition matrix. Every which way, the flight left on time, arrived on time, the aircraft was brand new and spanking clean, in short, a great flight.

And a hot cooked meal well presented is always welcome. Door to door NOIDA to South Mumbai took me 6 hours, 2pm through 8pm.

Methinks Vistara have something up their sleeve once they have more aircraft. Something like no frills in the Economy section in the back of the plane, full service product for the middle Premium Economy, and Business Class as usual.

Would I use Vistara again? From my POV, departure DEL from T-1 is now a disaster, so for just that reason, I would like to use Vistara from T-3. Arrival Delhi, T-1 gets me home faster, so I guess Indigo will do.

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mayankarora1411 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2013 Posts: 35

Extra frequencies have been launched by Vistara in the winter schedule. These are now open for booking.

747-237 · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2015 6:29 am Post subject:

Vistara has added a new A320SL to the fleet today, as VT-TTI.
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ameya · Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2015 3:08 pm Post subject:

Vistara shifts gears – reworks network, starts lobbying

Vistara – the TATA-SIA Joint Venture is shifting gears rapidly. The airline is making some network changes and has also started playing the game of lobbying like its competition to sustain in one of the fastest growing markets in the world which also sees cut throat competition.

Last week the airline released a report prepared by industry research body CAPA which was commissioned to study the Indian Aviation industry and suggest changes. This week it has rejigged its network adding frequency on Mumbai-Delhi-Mumbai and cancelling Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Mumbai flights.

A look at what the airline is up to, its learning curve, network rejig and the CAPA report.
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747-237 · Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2015 7:30 am Post subject:

http://www.indileak.com/vistara-celebrates-indias-maiden-commercial-flight/

Vistara celebrates India’s maiden commercial flight

Oct 15th, 2015

Vistara on Thursday said it commemorated the 83rd anniversary of India’s first commercial flight by organizing a special day out for underprivileged children and surprise offers for customers centred around “83”.

“We are very fortunate to represent the great legacy of our parent brands (Tata Group) and keep JRD Tata’s zeal for flying alive,” said Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh in a statement.

India’s first commercial flight was piloted by former Tata Group chairman JRD Tata on October 15, 1932 from Karachi to then Bombay, pioneering civil aviation in India.

As part of the celebrations, Vistara took underprivileged children on an excursion to The Garden of Five Senses in Delhi and engaged them in exciting activities and games, the winners of which will be rewarded with an all expenses paid round trip to one of Vistara’s destinations, the statement added.

Offers and promotions for the customers included an exclusive fare of Rs 830 plus taxes to select destinations and 83 bonus points for all Club Vistara members flying today among others, the statement said.

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747-237 · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:02 pm Post subject:

Vistara Expands Delhi – Mumbai Operation from mid-Dec 2015

Vistara from mid-December 2015 will be expanding operation on its key Delhi – Mumbai trunk route, where overall operation will be rise to 53 weekly, instead of 41. The new flights will be commencing on 15DEC15.

UK975 DEL0605 – 0810BOM 320 x7
UK943 DEL0725 – 0940BOM 320 D
UK997 DEL0825 – 1040BOM 320 D
UK995 DEL1105 – 1320BOM 320 D
UK993 DEL1350 – 1605BOM 320 x67
UK933 DEL1555 – 1810BOM 320 D
UK979 DEL1810 – 2020BOM 320 D
UK981 DEL2015 – 2225BOM 320 D

UK930 BOM0750 – 1005DEL 320 x7
UK970 BOM0855 – 1055DEL 320 D
UK994 BOM1025 – 1240DEL 320 D
UK998 BOM1150 – 1355DEL 320 D
UK944 BOM1420 – 1630DEL 320 D
UK996 BOM1715 – 1925DEL 320 x67
UK980 BOM1930 – 2145DEL 320 D
UK988 BOM2115 – 2325DEL 320 D

Source: Airlineroute.net
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747-237 · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 4:16 pm Post subject:

http://www.traveldailymedia.com/228048/vistara-partners-jal-for-first-foray-into-japan/

Vistara partners JAL for first foray into Japan

19th October, 2015

India’s Vistara has continued to expand its presence in international markets with the launch of two new partnerships in Japan.

The Delhi-based airline was sealed a new agreement with Japan Airlines, allowing passengers on JAL’s daily direct services between Tokyo Narita and Delhi to connect with Vistara to 11 Indian cities. And Vistara said it plans to expand the JAL partnership in future, to include combined check-in facilities, lounge access and codesharing.

And to further enhance its presence in Japan, Vistara has appointed Air System Inc. (ASI) as its new General Sales Agent (GSA) in the country. ASI will now provide Vistara with reservations, ticketing and sales services.

“Japan is among the fastest growing travel markets in the world and the origin of significant business and leisure travel in India,” said Phee Teik Yeoh, CEO of Vistara. “Cities like Tokyo and Osaka account for the majority of traffic coming to India and this trend is expected to grow progressively with the strengthened cooperation between both countries. We are thrilled to have established a presence in Japan through the partnerships with Japan Airlines and ASI. With Vistara’s growing domestic network, we look forward to providing seamless connectivity for Japanese customers to and from various parts of India.”
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Caliguy · Posted: Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:29 pm Post subject:

theflyingsikh

Vistara copies Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy product info video.

The original VS work
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYVwo3rf1ak

The UK imitation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdfRHTul-b0
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747-237 · Posted: Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:45 am Post subject:

http://www.livemint.com/Companies/JNlGkQN2FeRuSevRVPWJwK/A-day-after-leaving-SpiceJet-Sanjiv-Kapoor-joins-Vistara.html

A day after leaving SpiceJet, Sanjiv Kapoor joins Vistara

Oct 30 2015

A day after Sanjiv Kapoor resigned as chief operating officer (COO) of SpiceJet Ltd on Thursday, he has been appointed by Vistara, run by TATA SIA Airlines Ltd, as its chief strategy and commercial officer.

He will be assuming the new role in TATA SIA Airlines in February 2016.

Kapoor will be succeeding Giam Ming Toh, chief commercial officer, Vistara. Giam Ming will return to Singapore Airlines on completion of his deputation with Vistara.

“We are happy to welcome Sanjiv to Vistara as he will be joining us at a time when the airline embarks on a new phase of growth—with the new aviation policy around the corner and the successful completion of the first year of operation,” Phee Teik Yeoh said.

Kapoor said he is delighted to be taking on the role in Vistara and the airline has the best possible parentage in the Tata group and Singapore Airlines.

“Indeed, it is already been talked of as the best full-service airline in India, a testimony to the people and the leadership of Vistara. Given its laser focus on its people, product and customers, I look forward to working with Phee Teik and the entire Vistara team,” Kapoor said.

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747-237 · Posted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:42 pm Post subject:

Vistara has added a new A320SL to the fleet today, as VT-TTJ.
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Vistara may reduce business class seats
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7-Dec-2015 11:59 AM
Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh said the carrier may alter its strategy by reducing business class seats, stating: "We had anticipated business class demand will pick up with better business sentiment. Alas, 20% growth in traffic is mainly in back end. On the contrary, business class demand actually registered year-on-year decline, both in numbers and fare levels" (Economic Times, 04-Dec-2015). He continued: "Therefore, considering market dynamics of demand and supply, we are now looking at smaller business class configuration." He also noted: "Our path to success by focusing on a differentiated full-service airline offering remains on track... We must not abandon our PEY (premium economy) strategy. PEY is one of our differentiators, and PEY is our strategic undertaking to ring fence our product from the constant cutthroat pricing in economy class."

Caliguy · Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2015 7:29 pm Post subject:

Had a HELL of a time buying a PE ticket on vistara's website using my US credit card. Really??? Tried 5 cards and the 5th one worked. So weird. Why can't the Tatas create a world class website for Vistara? For that matter why do Indian airlines websites all sorta suck?
In US$ terms the difference between economy and PE on a one way DEL-BOM flight was Rs 1500 - well worth it in my opinion just for the extra space on a short flight.

One other thing - the website says you have to call to cancel. Is that right, you can't do that on their site?

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747-237 · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 11:22 am Post subject:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Vistara-to-cut-biz-seats-to-battle-low-occupancy/articleshow/50329064.cms

Vistara to cut biz seats to battle low occupancy

Dec 26, 2015

Vistara, which operates Airbus A-320s in three class configuration of 16 business seats; 36 premium economy and 96 economy , has now decided to reduce business class seats. "Whether business section is brought down to 12, 8, four or zero is something we have not yet firmed up. We have for now decided to keep premium economy ," Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh said.

"The occupancy of our economy is the second highest among Indian carriers (first being discount carrier SpiceJet). We will reduce business and increase our economy seating," he said. All Indian FSCs have changed their strategy over time to remain relevant to the Indian market, which today sees almost 70% of domestic flying in budget carriers.

"We will soon decide whether to reconfigure seating in the aircraft we have or in future deliveries. Reconfiguring an existing aircraft will mean not using it for two-to-three days. We will take a call shortly ," Phee Teik said. The number of A-320s will rise to 20 by the end of calendar year 2018 from nine at present.
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HAWK21M · Posted: Sat Dec 26, 2015 3:13 pm Post subject:

60-65% is not so good.....Do they have any plans to raise the pax inflow.
By the look of it....it seems to be ending on a loss this FY. Sadly.
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Vistara to mark first anniversary on 09-Jan-2016, to expand fleet and network in 2016
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6-Jan-2016 11:18 AM
Vistara, which will mark its first anniversary on 09-Jan-2016, said it expects to induct four new A320 aircraft and add new routes during 2016 (Business Standard, 05-Jan-2016). CEO Phee Teik Yeoh said: “The induction of aircraft will enable us to expand our network by introducing new routes and also increase frequency on existing routes". The airline is evaluating destinations, including Chennai, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Kochi and Srinagar and is likely to add more Delhi-Mumbai Delhi-Pune frequencies. The carrier also noted that corporate sales are increasing and business from Tata Group companies is also growing. From Oct-2015, the airline has begun offering a 2% incentive to agents discontinuing its zero commission policy, leading to improved sales. Vistara also has a sales network overseas and the airline said growth in bookings from markets, including Dubai, Japan and Singapore has been encouraging. The airline said it is looking to increase commercial tie-ups with foreign airlines and open sales channels in other markets.

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747-237 · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 7:12 am Post subject:

http://www.financialexpress.com/article/industry/companies/dispute-over-use-of-vistara-name-reaches-apex-court/190888/

Dispute over use of Vistara name reaches apex court

January 9, 2016

The dispute between over Tata SIA Airlines and Bengaluru-based travel firm Vistara Voyages (India) over the use of the word Vistara reached the Supreme Court on Friday.

The travel firm has questioned the use of the word, “Vistara,” as brand name for the airlines, which is a joint venture between Tata and Singapore Airlines .

A bench headed by Justice AR Dave adjourned the matter till March 4 after the parties informed that they were “trying to settle the dispute.”

Vistara Voyages has challenged the Karnataka High Court’s judgement that had directed a city civil and sessions court to return a suit filed by the travel agency seeking to restrain the airline from using the word, “Vistara,” as brand name. The travel firm had claimed that it was using the mark since 2008 for its travel and travel-related business purposes and had pointed out that Tata SIA was incorporated only in November 2013. Besides, Vistara Voyages also claimed that its application for registration of “Vistara” as its trademark has been pending before the authorities.

Vistara Voyages further contended that the trade marks had been widely advertised and extensively used by the company in the travel and travel related market since 2008 and same was advertised through its website and as such the trade marks had been widely publicised locally in India and internationally for both retail and corporate clients.

However, the the HC had rejected its plea saying that the suit cannot be initiated in Bengaluru courts as Vistara Voyages did not hold a registered trade mark right over “Vistara” and there was no evidence to show that “Air Vistara” was operating or had branch office in Bengaluru, from where Vistara Voyages, a travel agency, has been operating.

Tata SIA Airlines had questioned the December 18, 2014 order of 18th Additional City Civil and Sessions Court refusing to return the plea for want of jurisdiction.

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747-237 · Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 5:52 pm Post subject:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vistara-to-increase-capacity-by-about-50-by-adding-four-more-aircraft-in-2016/articleshow/50510322.cms

Vistara to increase capacity by about 50% by adding four more aircraft in 2016

9 Jan, 2016

Vistara has announced to increase its capacity by about 50% by adding four more aircraft in its fleet in 2016.

The second year of the operations will also see the airline opening its lounge at the Delhi airport launching in-flight entertainment system.

"We will soon open our signature lounge at T3, Delhi, which will provide an opportunity to our customers to indulge in a fine experience way beyond the conventional lounge concept. We will also be incorporating a pioneering concept of in-flight entertainment for our passengers which will redefine the in-flight experience for travelers in India. In addition, we are looking at adding four more aircraft in 2016," Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh told ET.

The second year of operations may also see Vistara reducing seats in its premium class cabins. It currently offers 16 business class seats, 36 seats in premium economy and 96 seats in the economy class.

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Jaysit · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2006 Posts: 4346

What's the longest nonstop flight in India? DEL-TRV at 3 hrs 20 mins?

Most flights are between 1 -2.5 hours long. With flights of such short duration the draw of Business Class just isnt that great.

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Vistara to embrace a three point mantra in 2016
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12-Jan-2016 11:20 AM
Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yoeh said the carrier, in 2016, will going to embrace a three point mantra, explaining: "For 2016, we are going to embrace a three (point) mantra—JNT. J for us is going to be jugaad, innovation, N for nimble and T for teamwork. We have many launches in the pipeline in 2016. It’s going to be a very exciting year and we are very confident that our pace of repeat customers and many more passengers will come to experience us as we grow our fleet" (Live Mint, 11-Jan-2016).

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Vistara has OTP of over 90% for the past consecutive quarters
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25-Jan-2016 12:03 PM
Vistara CEO Phee Teik Yeoh said the carrier has had an OTP of over 90% for the past consecutive quarters (Business Standard, 24-Jan-2016). He explained: "We had just seven aircraft to juggle around due to our small fleet. Despite that, we ended up with an OTP of more than 90 per cent. Coming from the rigorous training in Singapore Airlines, we spend a lot of time in planning in what to do to bring our operations back on time. When disruptions happen we have a well laid out plan to bring operations back on time. Plan can only be executed effectively if we have a proper laid out process. We have a good team at Vistara. We have hired the best people in the industry. Over the last two years we have continued to refine the process to increase our efficiency".