Vistara, an airline company owned by Tata Group and Singapore Airlines, will operate its last flight on Monday. Vistara is going to merge with Air India, an airline company of the same group. Vistara is going to say TA-TA to the aviation world forever on November 11. With the Vistara-Air India merger, Singapore Airlines has acquired a 25.1 percent stake in the new integrated airline. Now the operation has been completely integrated under Air India.
Vistara has given this update.
Vistara has updated its customers and informed them that Club Vistara has decided to join hands with Air India Flying Returns to become Maharaja Club. Please note that access to your account, including new sign-ups, will not be available. You will be able to access your account on https://airindia.com after November 12. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation as we merge both loyalty programs to give you the best of the world.
Full-service carriers have declined from five to one in 17 years.
According to the report, however, airline officials said that although Vistara will shut down from November 12, its aircraft, routes, and crew will continue to operate at least till March. While Vistara is merging with Air India on November 11, the number of full-service carriers i.e. airlines in India has come down from five to one in the last 17 years. This change happened after the liberalization of foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in 2012. This led to the establishment of Vistara and other foreign-invested airlines.
What will happen to travel insurance?
If you have already purchased travel insurance at the time of booking in Vistara, it will remain valid even while traveling on Air India flights. Also, if you have an existing booking with Vistara for travel on or before 11 November 2024, there will be no impact or change to your booking. For travel after 12 November 2024, flights will be operated by Air India. The airline has already closed bookings for travel on Vistara from 12 November 2024.