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Vistara may Tap into SIA’s Extensive Network

: Jul 23, 2018 - : 1:30 am

Gearing up to launch its international operations soon, Vistara, the full-service Indian airline, could tap into the global expertise of one of its founders, Singapore Airlines Ltd.

 

A joint venture between Tata Sons Ltd which controls India’s diversified Tata group, and Singapore Airlines, Vistara may collaborate on areas such as revenue sharing, frequent flyer programmes, lounge facilities and codesharing of flights, Livemint quoted David Lim, Singapore Airlines’ general manager for India.

 

“There could be partnerships between Vistara and Singapore airlines, that will benefit both airlines in time to come,” the report quoted Lim. “This could include revenue sharing on flights, something similar to Jet Airways-Etihad and Jet Airways-Air France model”.

 

Vistara plans to launch its international services from the end of this year, with short-haul regional flights using its fleet of Airbus A320 jetliners, operating flights to popular tourist destinations of Bangkok, Phuket, Colombo and Male.

 

For the winter schedule that starts from October and ends in March, Vistara plans to operate daily flights to the Gulf, Bangladesh and Singapore.

 

A spokesperson for Vistara said the carrier has an existing codeshare partnership with Singapore Airlines and its subsidiary SilkAir, which can be leveraged to tap into their extensive networks once Vistara starts its overseas flights.

 

Vistara is expected to follow up the launch of its short-haul regional international routes (three to five hours long) to longer flights (five to six hours) using Airbus SE’s 320 family of planes followed by a progression into long-haul routes using Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

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