Vistara’s  fleet  growth  plan  stays  on  track

Vistara, the full-service airline venture of Tata Sons Ltd and Singapore Airlines Ltd, will keep its fleet expansion plan unchanged as it expects air travel demand to rebound from the pandemic-related disruptions that have roiled the industry.

The expansion will see Vistara, run by Tata SIA Airlines Ltd, add six Boeing Co.’s 787 wide-bodied planes by March 2022, chief commercial officer Vinod Kannan said in an interview. The airline plans to add 25 aircraft by 2023.

“We are pursuing opportunities to add other long-haul routes to our network to operate flights as part of travel bubble agreements for now. Our fleet expansion plan remains on track. By 2023, we expect to have a fleet size of close to 70 aircraft,” Kannan said.