NEW DELHI: The covid-19 pandemic has given Vistara a prized opportunity — to pick up slots at the busy London Heathrow airport — as local airlines scale down their operations amid the viral outbreak, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Mint.
Several airlines, including major European airlines, are scaling back their operations, which gives Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, an opportunity to pick up slots at busy airports like Heathrow, said the first person, requesting anonymity.
“Though most airlines would perhaps hold on to their Heathrow slots, London-based airlines, which have announced scaling back of operations, may not be operating all their slots.
