Vistara, a joint venture of Tata Singapore Airlines
has finally received an air operator permit from the Directorate General of
Civil Aviation (DGCA), paving the way for its take-off.
While the airline is yet to announce its launch date
and share product details, sources said the carrier is planning to launch in
the second week of January 2015.
The airline has a fleet of two Airbus A320 planes
and it is said to be exploring a flight on the Delhi-Ahmedabad-Mumbai route.
Bookings are likely to be open in the next couple of days.
Tata Sons holds 51 per cent in the airline. It
applied for operator permit in April and was planning to start operations in
October. However, clearance was delayed due to the Federal Aviation
Administration audit of the DGCA.
Vistara plans to scale up with five aircraft fleet
by next March. Its network plan, which was shared with the DGCA, said it will
have 87 weekly flights linking Delhi to Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru, Hyderabad,
Ahmedabad, Jammu, Srinagar, Patna and Chandigarh. It has booked six slots at
the Delhi airport.
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