In March, Vistara launched a direct flight between Mumbai and London Heathrow
Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, inaugurated its non-stop, 5-times weekly flights between Mumbai and London Heathrow.
According to a press statement, the inaugural flight, operated by the state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, departed from Mumbai at 14:35 Hours IST and arrived at London Heathrow Airport at 19:55 Hours BST. The statement adds that Vistara’ s Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner is known for its distinctive features such as comfortable three-class seating, modern interiors, wireless connectivity on-board, cutting-edge in-flight entertainment system with live TV at almost 12,000 m and wellness lighting solution to name a few.
Vinod Kannan
“We are excited to launch direct connectivity between Mumbai and London – a historically significant route for trade, business and leisure alike. While Mumbai is the financial capital of India, London holds critical importance in the global financial world while also being a popular destination for travel and tourism from India. This new route, at convenient departure and arrival timings, is in line with our continued efforts towards offering more flexibility and ease to our customers when planning their travel with India’s best airline. We believe that our world-class product complemented with our globally awarded service make for just the right combination for an exceptional flying experience,” says Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara.
Vistara celebrated the launch of the new international route with a ceremonious lamp lighting ceremony at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. Customers will be offered themed delicacies on the inaugural flight including regional favourites like pav bhaji and keema pav, and London’s speciality beer, Brewdog Punk IPA, on the return flight.
The airline says that its flight would be operated on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday, leaving at 1435 IST while arriving in London at 1955 BST. The return flight would leave London at 2155 reaching Mumbai the next day at 11:00.
