Vistara launches #VistaraWomanFlyer service; will inaugurate Mumbai-Amritsar route on International Women’s Day with all-women crew

- #VistaraWomanFlyer provides preferred seating, baggage and transportation assistance on arrival for women

- Vistara’s inaugural Mumbai-Amritsar service on Women’s Day to be operated by all-women crew

New Delhi, March 7, 2017: In celebration of International Women’s Day, Vistara, India’s fastest growing full service carrier, today launched another industry-first service, #VistaraWomanFlyer, designed for solo women travellers. As part of the new service, Vistara will assign preferred seats to women, and will also provide baggage and transport assistance on arrival for women travelling alone.

Customers can pre-select seats during booking, after booking through the ‘manage my booking’ feature as well as during web check-in. For those who have do not pre-select their preferred seats in advance, Vistara will ensure only window or aisle seats are assigned to solo women travellers at check-in. In addition, uniformed Vistara staff will be available at the baggage claim area holding #VistaraWomanFlyer Arrivals Assistance placards, to assist women travellers with their luggage and with the booking of airport-authorized taxis, as well as escort such customers up to the taxi stand upon request.

On International Women’s Day, Vistara’s inaugural flight from Mumbai-Amritsar UK 735 will be operated by an all-women crew as part of the #WomenWhoMakeUsFly celebration of women in aviation. The airline’s pilots, Captain Latha Viswanathan and First Officer Shalmalee Joshi, along with an all-women cabin crew will be operating this flight. With this new flight, Vistara becomes the only full service airline to operate on the Mumbai-Amritsar route.

Ms. Deepa Chadha, Senior Vice President – HR & Corporate Affairs, Vistara said, “The heights that women around the world have scaled needs no validation. Women are a major force that makes economies stronger and societies healthier, and Vistara is privileged to celebrate International Women’s Day in their honour. I also take this opportunity to salute the contribution of all of the wonderful “#WomenWhoMakeUsFly in aviation, including the all women crew of the inaugural Mumbai-Amritsar flight and I am proud to be on this flight with them.”

In a little over 24 months of operations in the Indian domestic skies, Vistara, a joint venture of Tata and Singapore Airlines, has flown over 4 million customers already. The airline has expanded its network to 19 destinations across the country with over 500 weekly flights and 13 aircraft, connecting India with multiple international destinations via its growing number of interline partners. While Vistara continues to grow in its size, leading industry bodies and customers continue to applaud the airline by presenting it with prestigious awards and titles for redefining air travel in India.