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Govt allows airlines to resume on-board meals using disposable trays
In-flight meals were banned when air transport had resumed on 25 May to counter the spread of the virus
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Vistara operates its first long-haul flight from Delhi to London
The full-service carrier is scheduled to operate special thrice-weekly flights from August 28 to October 24 between the two cities, it said in a statement
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Vistara's loss widens to Rs 1,814 cr in FY20 on higher running costs
This is the highest single-year loss for the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture since its began operations in 2015
 "Vistara's loss widens to Rs 1,814 cr in FY20 on higher running costs")
Vistara to show yoga-based flight safety video in A321neo, B787-9 aircraft
Vistara from Thursday onwards will introduce a new flight safety video in its A321neo and B787-9 aircraft that will combine necessary safety instructions demonstrated through various Yoga asanas
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Vistara may start flights to UK, Germany, France under air bubble: Industry
Three Delhi-London flights a week likely, say sources; no clarity yet on which Indian city to Frankfurt and Paris
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Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off
Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June
 "Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off")
Tata group seeks financial partners to bid for crisis-hit Air India
Last date for submitting EoIs for Air India is August 31
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Bangalore Airport extends biometric-based self-boarding facility to AirAsia
The safe and contactless facility was first rolled out by the Bangalore International Airport for Tata-SIA airline, Vistara, in July last year
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How the flyer's fear of Covid may help airlines monetise the middle seat
Experts say with demand for social distancing high, the sale an empty seat as add-on can be a good revenue source
 "How the flyer's fear of Covid may help airlines monetise the middle seat")
Vistara: Passengers can book adjacent seat at discount to keep it vacant
When it comes to concerns related to flying, 31 per cent of the customers expressed fear of exposure to coronavirus during the journey
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Covid-19 effect: IndiGo extends leave without pay, Vistara announce paycuts
No-frills carrier SpiceJet has also cut domestic and international layover allowances for its pilots
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Covid-19 impact: Vistara announces 5-20% pay cut for 40% employees till Dec
The aviation sector has been hit hard by the pandemic and all airlines in India have resorted to cost-cutting measures like pay cuts to survive the crisis
Covid-19 crisis: Pilots, crew are opting for leave without pay for now
Sources at both IndiGo and Vistara say that some senior pilots and crew who have elderly parents at home had said that they would like to stay off the roster for now.
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Vistara in talks with Boeing to defer deliveries of Dreamliner planes
The airline inducted one such plane in the fleet in February and one is expected to be delivered next week out of its order for six 787-900 planes
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Two Vistara pilots test Covid-19 positive after flight simulator training
"Vistara is extending all possible support to the two infected pilots and continues to make every effort for the health and safety of its staff and customers that they serve," the spokesperson added
 "Two Vistara pilots test Covid-19 positive after flight simulator training")
Travel outlook uncertain, demand may fall amid Covid-19 crisis: Vistara
Domestic air travel resumed on Monday after a span of two months and a majority of passengers in the first four days were those, who were left stranded in different parts of the country.
 "Travel outlook uncertain, demand may fall amid Covid-19 crisis: Vistara")
Day 1 of flights resumption: Airlines walk an extra mile to ensure safe ops
Domestic operations were suspended on March 24. While cargo and relief operations are underway, a majority of aircraft had to be maintained in proper condition.
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Here's how the first day of resumption of domestic flights panned out
Delhi airport had as many as 80 flight cancellations, infuriating passengers. It would interest you to know that Delhi airport was supposed to handle around 380 domestic flights today
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Domestic air travel resumes with confusion at airports, cancelled flights
Chaos will make it even harder for airlines to recover from the impact of a two-month lockdown to contain the coronavirus, said analysts.
 "Domestic air travel resumes with confusion at airports, cancelled flights")
Domestic aviation sector will need extra Rs 35,000 cr between FY21-23: ICRA
In the forecast, Icra has included an aggregate of all the five private sector players -- IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir, Vistara and AirAsia India -- to make the balance sheet
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