As Indian carriers IndiGo and SpiceJet embark upon ambitious regional and international expansions, the less expansive Tata Group-promoted Air Vistara says it is well positioned in the market. Its CEO Leslie Thng told Manisha Singhal that it is unfazed by other carriers’ expansion.
Considering the ambitious expansion plans of peers and the relatively slower growth of Vistara, how is it positioned?
First of all I do not agree with the statement; I think Vistara, in the past three years, has shown that we have been able to win our place in the market, we have grown from zero aircraft to 17 aircraft now and we are going to go further beyond 17 aircraft. I think we have usurped market share from the others, so I think it is not appropriate to say that we have not been able to stand on our own in the market.
Your peers are building a strong regional and international play. How do you to counter that?
I think we look at ourselves and at the market segment we are targeting. Of course, the other airlines have their own business model but we concentrate on our business model.
When will we see Vistara launching long-haul flights?
I think when we have something to announce we will let everybody know.
When will international routes be launched and on which sectors?
We are planning international flights for the second half of this year and as I mentioned several times before, it is going to be short-haul and regional routes that our aircraft can fly to for the start.
01/02/18 Manisha Singhal/Financial Express
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Considering the ambitious expansion plans of peers and the relatively slower growth of Vistara, how is it positioned?
First of all I do not agree with the statement; I think Vistara, in the past three years, has shown that we have been able to win our place in the market, we have grown from zero aircraft to 17 aircraft now and we are going to go further beyond 17 aircraft. I think we have usurped market share from the others, so I think it is not appropriate to say that we have not been able to stand on our own in the market.
Your peers are building a strong regional and international play. How do you to counter that?
I think we look at ourselves and at the market segment we are targeting. Of course, the other airlines have their own business model but we concentrate on our business model.
When will we see Vistara launching long-haul flights?
I think when we have something to announce we will let everybody know.
When will international routes be launched and on which sectors?
We are planning international flights for the second half of this year and as I mentioned several times before, it is going to be short-haul and regional routes that our aircraft can fly to for the start.
01/02/18 Manisha Singhal/Financial Express
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