The Boeing aircraft will mark a change as Vistara till now had
only Airbus planes
Vistara is set to add six Boeing
737 aircraft, which earlier belonged to Jet
Airways, to its fleet, making its first move to fill the space
vacated by the distressed airline.
This is apart from a
recruitment drive for cabin crew that Vistara is holding this week, which will
attract applications from Jet Airways' employees who haven't received
their salaries since March.
The Boeing aircraft will be
new for Vistara, which has till now preferred to have Airbus narrow bodies. At
present, it has a fleet of 22 Airbus 320 planes.
"Vistara will undertake
a short differences training for pilots, crew and engineers to comply with
Vistara’s standards and will be in operation soon," said a senior industry
executive.
Commenting on the
same, the Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture airline
said: “The recent reduction in capacity has inconvenienced travellers,
especially in the full-service segment. We will continue to grow our network to
meet market demand."
Till now, IndiGo and SpiceJet have been aggressive in expanding their network
and adding capacity after Jet Airways suspended operations earlier this month.
While both low-cost airlines have added over 100 flights in three months,
SpiceJet has added 27 aircraft, all from Jet Airways, to its fleet.
Vistara also added 14
new flights in April, mostly from Mumbai, to meet the peak summer
demand. It will also vie for airport slots that belonged to Jet Airways
and are now being given away by the government, which wants to make sure there
are enough flights to keep fares in check.
The airline is
also adding to its headcount and has scheduled walk-in interviews to hire
cabin crews this week in Mumbai.
This will help Jet
Airways' employees, who stare at an uncertain future. Their hope is now in the
bidding process, where four suitors are expected to submit bids by May 10.
The employees though
fear about their jobs, salaries and the benefits like gratuity
and provident fund that have been saved over the years.
The employees will now have more options, with Vistara too
looking to add to its fleet, increase flights and up its market share.
"The competition will now increase" said the industry executive
quoted above.
Source: https://www.
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