Vistara’s ‘important update’ explains why some crew will wear black trousers

Supply troubles and an increase in staff have left Indian airline Vistara with a fresh headache — a shortage of uniforms for cabin crew.

“Vistara is experiencing limited availability of its cabin crew uniforms,” the carrier, a joint venture between Tata Sons Pvt Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Ltd., said on its Twitter account in a post titled “Important Update.” It cited an “unforeseen issue” with the supply of material.

Some cabin crew will have to wear black trousers and polo t-shirts with the Vistara logo instead of the standard aubergine-colored tunics, it said, describing it as “not an ideal measure.”