Singapore Airlines' launch of its joint-venture carrier with India's Tata Group from Jan 9 is bringing some New Year cheer to the aviation industry in India at a time when at least one airline is struggling to survive in an expanding but tough air travel market.
The full-service carrier, Vistara, based in New Delhi, opened bookings on Dec 18 for flights between the capital Delhi and financial capital Mumbai, as well as the western city of Ahmedabad.
It comes as India's second-largest budget carrier SpiceJet is struggling to stay afloat, even as more Indians are taking to travelling by air amid rising incomes.
Mr Ajay Awtaney, a finance services professional and a travel blogger, booked a seat on the inaugural Jan 9 flight from Delhi to Mumbai at noon "out of a sense of curiosity".
24/12/14 Nirmala Ganapathy/The Straits Times/Asia One Business
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The full-service carrier, Vistara, based in New Delhi, opened bookings on Dec 18 for flights between the capital Delhi and financial capital Mumbai, as well as the western city of Ahmedabad.
It comes as India's second-largest budget carrier SpiceJet is struggling to stay afloat, even as more Indians are taking to travelling by air amid rising incomes.
Mr Ajay Awtaney, a finance services professional and a travel blogger, booked a seat on the inaugural Jan 9 flight from Delhi to Mumbai at noon "out of a sense of curiosity".
24/12/14 Nirmala Ganapathy/The Straits Times/Asia One Business
