New Delhi: Being a desi full service carrier ( FSC) is no longer enough. Tata-Singapore Airlines' soon-to-be-launched JV Vistara's announcement of introducing "uber luxury" has led to Air India and Jet joining the race to be the best in the full service segment. While which airline emerges ahead remains to be seen, the consumer is the clear winner in this race.
AI has thrown an ace in this game by deciding to fly the twin-aisle widebody Dreamliner on metro routes in the morning and evening peak hours. Till now, it was operating the Boeing 787 on Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Bangalore routes alone. From Monday, it stepped up flights on this aircraft with the aim of covering all six metros in coming weeks — or right before Vistara is launched by mid-October.
04/09/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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AI has thrown an ace in this game by deciding to fly the twin-aisle widebody Dreamliner on metro routes in the morning and evening peak hours. Till now, it was operating the Boeing 787 on Delhi-Kolkata and Delhi-Bangalore routes alone. From Monday, it stepped up flights on this aircraft with the aim of covering all six metros in coming weeks — or right before Vistara is launched by mid-October.
04/09/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
