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Vistara cuts 10% daily flights in April to stabilise its operations | News

Vistara announced on Sunday that it will be cancelling 10 per cent of its daily flights in April to provide a ‘much-needed buffer’ in pilot rosters. The airline typically operates about 350 flights daily. Since April 1, Vistara has been compelled to cancel over 150 flights, reportedly due to a specific faction of pilots unexpectedly calling in sick at the end of March. Their action is believed to signify discontent with both the flight schedule and the revised salary structure. The airline’s CEO Vinod Kannan had last week accepted that high pilot utilisation, combined with a portion of pilots taking sick leave at the end of March, led to flight cancellations. On Sunday the airline’s spokesperson said, “We are carefully scaling back our operations by around 25-30 f...

Flight schedule to normalise in 2-3 days: Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan | Company News

Vinod Kannan, CEO, Vistara High pilot utilisation, combined with a portion of pilots taking sick leave at the end of March has resulted in the cancellations during the last couple of days, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vistara, Vinod Kannan, said during a meeting with the pilots on Wednesday. According to sources, he thanked the pilots for accepting the new salary structure proposed as part of Vistara's ongoing merger with Air India. He assured them of numerous opportunities for growth and earning potential within the current airline and the combined entity, urging them not to worry. Kannan said the flight schedule is expected to normalise within the next 2-3 days. On Monday and Tuesday, Vistara was compelled to cancel over 100 flights, allegedly due to...

IndiGo should be compared with global carriers, not domestic: CEO Elbers

IndiGo’s size should be compared with global carriers and not other domestic airlines as such benchmarking will help India transform its airports into aviation hubs, said Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers on Tuesday. Elbers flagged the tendency to scrutinise domestic competition, assess fares on domestic routes, and determine if they are high. "But if we want to build some hubs, we should have a broader look. We should look at what is our international competition and how come between Europe and India the majority of flights are not operated by the Indian carriers," he said. "Rather than having a discussion on how much competition there is between Mumbai and Guwahati, we should focus on how come there are so few direct flights between Delhi and Rome. That is the p...