Mumbai: Vistara is planning to expand operations in Bengaluru after consolidating its presence on the key Delhi-Mumbai route in its year of service.
The airline may develop Bengaluru as its second base for overnight parking. Its inability to secure night parking bays in the capacity-constrained Mumbai airport and the desire to grow its business outside core markets (Delhi and Mumbai) is said to be behind the move.
Vistara, a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, began operations last January and has nine Airbus A320 aircraft at present. It parks seven of them at Delhi, its main base, and one each at Mumbai and Bengaluru. It will induct four A320s this year.
Sources said the airline is in discussion with Bengaluru airport and may park two of the four new aircraft there. However, it is yet to be finalised.
The other Tata group airline, AirAsia India, uses Bengaluru as its main base.
04/04/16 Business Standard
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The airline may develop Bengaluru as its second base for overnight parking. Its inability to secure night parking bays in the capacity-constrained Mumbai airport and the desire to grow its business outside core markets (Delhi and Mumbai) is said to be behind the move.
Vistara, a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, began operations last January and has nine Airbus A320 aircraft at present. It parks seven of them at Delhi, its main base, and one each at Mumbai and Bengaluru. It will induct four A320s this year.
Sources said the airline is in discussion with Bengaluru airport and may park two of the four new aircraft there. However, it is yet to be finalised.
The other Tata group airline, AirAsia India, uses Bengaluru as its main base.
04/04/16 Business Standard
