Talks about airline’s future still on: Vistara chairman at townhall

A decision on the future of Vistara is yet to be taken as its promoters Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines are still under discussions, Chairman of Vistara’s parent company Tata Sia Airlines Ltd Bhaskar Bhat told its employees last week at a townhall meeting, sources told The Indian Express.

Sources said that the townhall meeting was organised mainly to assure Vistara employees, who were concerned about their future after last week Air India announced a voluntary retirement scheme for its staffers.

Last month, The Indian Express had reported that Tata Sons has held exploratory talks with Singapore Airlines, it’s joint-venture partner in Indian full-service airline Vistara, for a potential merger between newly-acquired Air India and Vistara.