19 Facts About Vistara

Tata SIA Airlines Limited, operating as Vistara, is an Indian full-service airline, based in Gurgaon, with its hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

Vistara received its air operator's certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on 15 December 2014 and started operations on 9 January 2015.

Vistara became the first carrier to operate domestic services out of the new Terminal 2 at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

On 24 August 2015, Vistara inaugurated the Aviation Security Training Institute, an in-house institute for training its cockpit and cabin crew, security staff and others related to aviation industry.

On 20 August 2015, Vistara declared it had carried half a million passengers in just over seven months of operations.

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Vistara recently received the membership of the International Air Transport Association, joining the association of more than 280 airlines around the world that represents, leads and serves the airline industry.

Vistara announced on 11 July 2019 that their first international destination would be Singapore.

On 15 April 2014, Vistara chose Phee Teik Yeoh as the chief executive officer and Giam Ming Toh as the chief commercial officer, both from Singapore Airlines.

In March 2015, Vistara shifted to its new office at the One Horizon Center tower in Sector 43, Gurgaon, a satellite city of Delhi.

In March 2016, Vistara appointed Sanjiv Kapoor as its chief strategy and commercial officer as the successor to Giam Ming Toh who was scheduled to leave in mid-April 2016 following completion of his deputation at Vistara.

Vistara took delivery of its first aircraft at New Delhi on 25 September 2014.

Vistara is the first airline in India to introduce Premium Economy class in the domestic market.

Vistara World is the airline's wireless Wi-Fi inflight entertainment system that travellers can access on their personal handheld devices.

Vistara selected a wireless IFE solution from Bluebox Aviation Systems to enable this service.

Vistara World offers a live moving map display that allows one to track their aircraft as it flies.

Vistara offers four different meals for each cabin for different time of the day – breakfast, refreshment, lunch and dinner with options of one vegetarian and one non-vegetarian dish in economy class; two vegetarian dishes and one non-vegetarian dish in premium economy; and two vegetarian and two non-vegetarian dishes for business-class cabin.

Vistara now provides lounge access to their eligible guests at the Plaza Premium Lounge at the Mezzanine Floor of Delhi Airport Terminal 3.

Vistara uses Club Vistara as its frequent-flyer program; it operates as a value-based program and awards points on the basis of money spent on tickets rather than miles travelled by passengers.

On 29 January 2015, Vistara announced a partnership agreement with Singapore Airlines which would allow Club Vistara members to earn and redeem miles with the KrisFlyer program on Singapore Airlines flights.