Vistara on Sunday knowledgeable that the airline is scaling again their operations by round 25-30 flights per day after going through important flight disruptions as a result of non-availability of crew this week.

A airline spokesperson mentioned round 25-30 flights will likely be operated day by day and it will take them again to the identical stage of flight operations as on the finish of February 2024.

The airline chief Vinod Kannan have additionally mentioned that Vistara will look to evaluation the present rostering system after discussions with pilots.

Latest Developments On Vistara Operations

Commenting on the latest growth, the Vistara spokesperson additionally mentioned that the scaling again of operations will take them again to the identical stage of flight operations as on the finish of February 2024, and supply the much-needed resilience and buffer within the rosters.

The airline additional mentioned that the cancellations are carried out largely of their home community and far forward of time with the intention to decrease inconvenience to the purchasers.

“In line with what we had mentioned earlier, with this all of the modifications for the month of April 2024 have been carried out and the scenario has already gotten higher with our on-time efficiency bettering for the previous few days. Looking forward, we’re hopeful of secure operations for the remainder of the month and past”, the spokesperson added.

Why Was There a Reduction in Flight Operations?

The airline company that comes under the Tata Group and is in the process of getting merged with Air India has temporarily reduced flight operations in order to ensure availability of adequate pilot buffer and thereby expects the situation to normalise by May.

A stretched roster on account of the high utilisation of pilots is one of the main reasons behind the recent disruptions, as per the airline, while there are also concerns among a section of pilots about the new contract that will also result in pay revision.

In an interview with with PTI on Friday, the airline chief Kannan said that during a town hall with pilots, some concerns around rostering were raised and pilots were told that the airline would look at how the rostering process can be reviewed.

Out of the airline’s total workforce of around 6,500 people, 1,000 are pilots.

Within the pilot cohort, there are people with different profiles and pilots can bid for different lifestyles on the airline’s advanced rostering system. Among others, there are some who like to fly more and some who don’t want to have layovers, Kannan further added.

In a statement on Saturday, Kannan said more than 98 per cent of the pilots have signed the new contract.

Air India and Vistara to Merge

When asked whether pilots are facing uncertainties due to the proposed merger with Air India, Kannan on Friday stressed that the merger is about scale and growth.

The merger is expected to be completed by mid-2025. Currently, Vistara is jointly owned by Tatas and Singapore Airlines.

(with PTI inputs)