Covid-19: AirAsia India to complete staff vaccination by mid-October

AirAsia India will fully vaccinate its employees by mid-October, the airline said. IndiGo and Vistara hope to complete their drives by November-end and December-end, respectively.

Airlines in India began vaccinating their staff from May at their own or partner camps. So far AirAsia India has vaccinated 90 per cent of its 3,000-odd workforce with the second dose. “We have been actively conducting vaccination drives and we plan to vaccinate all our eligible Allstars (AirAsia India staff) by mid-October,” the airline spokesperson said.

Currently, the airline operates around 110-120 daily flights which is around 55-60 per cent of its capacity. The civil aviation ministry has allowed airlines to operate upto 85 per cent of their capacity.