Vistara dips flight operations by 10%; majority cancellations witnessed on the domestic networks

By Sneha Sengupta • Published on April 7, 2024 at 11:05 PM IST

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Vistara declared on April 7 that it will be reducing capacity by 10%, or about 25–30 flights per day, in an effort to stabilize operations in the face of pilot difficulties.

According to an airline representative, the cut will return operations to what they were at the end of February 2024, offering the resilience and roster flexibility that are required. To minimize passenger discomfort, these changes, which mostly impact the domestic network, have been made well in advance. The airline guarantees that impacted travelers have been reseated on other flights where needed, and that their on-time performance has improved.

“This will take us back to the same level of flight operations as at the end of February 2024, and provide the much-needed resilience and buffer in the rosters,” the airline spokesperson added. “We are carefully scaling back our operations by around 25-30 flights per day, i.e. roughly 10 percent of the capacity we were operating”.

With a summer schedule that begins on March 31 and includes over 300 daily flights, the airline plans to achieve operational stability by April.

“All the affected passengers have already been re-accommodated on other flights, as applicable”.

A significant number of flights were canceled earlier this week as a result of multiple pilots reporting unwell. Vinod Kannan, CEO of Vistara, said that an overextended roster was the main cause of the flight delays.

Concerns have also been raised by several pilot groups over the new contract, which calls for wage modifications prior to the airline’s anticipated merger with Air India.

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