Monday, November 04, 2019

Vistara launches Delhi-Patna flight

Patna: Full service carrier Vistara’s maiden flight between Patna and Delhi commenced on Sunday.
The flight (UK- 715/ 716) reached Jayaprakash Narayan International (JPNI) Airport in Patna at 8.18pm with 140 passengers on board. Upon its arrival, the aircraft was welcomed with water canon salute, followed by welcoming ceremony to the passengers at the arrival gate by the airline executives.

After 37 minutes halt at Patna airport, the aircraft left for Delhi at 8.55pm with 138 passengers on board. Vistara is flying Airbus A320 with 146-seater aircraft on this route.

The scheduled time for flight’s arrival is 7.55pm, it was delayed by about 23 minutes due to smog in Delhi.

The airline wrote on its Twitter account on Sunday: “We are excited to inaugurate daily direct flights to Patna from Delhi, starting today (sic).” The airline, which began operations in 2015, is now operating in 30 cities and has a fleet of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737-800s.
04/11/19 Faryal Rumi/Times of India
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