From November 21st, Vistara will increase flight frequency to London from Delhi. The Haryana-headquartered carrier is excited to boost its winter schedule with these services.
Significant increases through the winter
According to a report by News18 India, the airline is conducting these flights to London as part of the bilateral travel bubble agreement between India and the United Kingdom.
There will be even more flights added from December. The operator’s Boeing 787 aircraft will be flying to London daily before the year is over. Moreover, flight timings are being amended for passenger convenience. This retiming will go into effect on October 25th.
“The airline has increased frequency from the current 4x weekly to 5x weekly flights from November 21, further ramping up to 7x weekly or daily flights effective December 1,” the airline said in a statement, as reported by News 18.
“Vistara’s Delhi-London route will continue to be serviced by its brand-new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.”
Catering to passenger needs
Vistara’s first 787 flight to London under this bubble started on August 28th. The full-service carrier’s operations between the capitals of India and the UK seem to be going well amid the increase in flight frequencies.
The airline proudly recently rolled out WiFi on its 787 jets. This move made it the first Indian carrier to offer this service. The initial WiFi-enabled flight took place last month on the Delhi to London route. Passengers were treated to the free Panasonics Aviation/Nelco-designed feature following its instruction.
Flights to London from South Asia are a hot topic at the moment. Yesterday, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) announced that it is looking to restart flights to London at the end of this month. The flag carrier of Pakistan plans to fly to the city with wet leased Hi Fly A330 aircraft from October 31st.
Additionally, this week British Airways flew to the Pakistani city of Lahore for the first time. This move further highlights the demand for services between South Asia and the UK.
Overcoming challenges
Overall, despite the tough conditions, airlines are doing their best to transport passengers in the current period. Vistara is undoubtedly setting itself up to be in a strong position for when the industry climate improves.
Simple Flying reached out to Vistara for comment on its flights to London but did not hear back before publication. We will update the article with any further announcements.
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