00:00Now, when we flip the pages of the history of the airline industry, there will be a mention of Vistara.
00:08In 2013, this airline company started as a joint venture between Tata Sands and Singapore Airlines.
00:14For the Indian aviation sector, November 11 and 12, 2024 was a historic night, especially for Vistara Airlines.
00:23What is the story behind this merger of Vistara Airlines?
00:27And what will the airline industry benefit from it?
00:30We will tell you about it in this video.
00:33Vistara's journey ended on the night of November 11.
00:37And now this airline has merged with Air India.
00:40After this merger, Vistara's 6500 staff, 70 flights and all its domestic and international flights
00:47started operating under the banner of Air India.
00:50Vistara Airlines started its first domestic flight on January 5, 2015 between Delhi and Mumbai.
00:57Vistara started its international service on August 6, 2019 with flights from Delhi to Singapore.
01:05Air Lines served more than 50,000 customers every day through nearly 350 flights.
01:12But after the announcement of the merger in Air India in 2022, Vistara Air India will operate from November 12.
01:21Vistara has made full preparations to reduce the problems of passengers after the merger.
01:26Tickets have been updated and for a few days, the passengers who have purchased tickets in the name of Vistara
01:32will get a boarding pass with AI-2 code.
01:35But all their flights will operate under Air India.
01:39Especially at Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai and other airports,
01:44Air India's staff will be available to help the passengers.
01:48So that the passengers do not have to face problems like rescheduling and flight delays.
01:53Vistara, which took off for the last time on November 11 in the name of this brand,
01:57takes off for more than 500 places including India and international routes.
02:02In which Vistara has direct flights for 12 countries.
02:06The company has 70 aircrafts and has flown more than 6 crore passengers in Vistara since 2015.
02:15Also, let me tell you one more thing that Air India, which is the ownership of Singapore Airlines Tata Group,
02:21will make an additional investment of Rs 3,194.5 crores.
02:26This investment is being made after the merger of Vistara.
02:30This announcement was made on November 29, 2022.
02:34And because of this merger, Singapore Airlines will have 25.1% equity in Air India.
02:42After the merger of Air India and Vistara, the new airline will provide services on 90 domestic and international routes.
02:49Also, it will make its reach through code share and interline partner at about 800 destinations.
02:55The customers of Club Vistara will be connected to the Air India Flying Returns Program
03:00and they will be transferred to Maharaja Club.
03:03So, what is your opinion on this merger, do tell us in the comment box.
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