Have factored in operational issues for all-economy aircraft: Vistara CEO

Some of the 50 aircraft that will join the Vistara’s fleet over the next three years will have just economy-class seats and the airline has factored in operational challenges that may arise from having planes with different class configurations, its CEO Leslie Thng said on Tuesday.

“Vistara is at a stage of maturing, which means it is growing in scale, size as well as in creating robust operational processes. We have factored in the operational challenges that may arise from having different fleets and are confident of successfully steering through them,” the Vistara CEO told PTI.

Asked if the airline has decided the routes on which the all-economy aircraft would be deployed, Thng said, “No, we have not yet decided the specific routes,