Vistara launch held up due to flying permit delay

Tata-Singapore Airlines promoted full-service carrier Vistara will now be able to start operations only next year due to delay in grant of scheduled Air Operator Permit (AOP).

The airline had applied to the DGCA for the permit in April and had planned to launch services by September.

“Vistara has still not received the AOP and even if it gets it in the days to come, the airline will take at least a month to launch,” industry sources told PTI. “Besides, any airline looks for few initial bookings before the launch and as of now there is a total silence from the airline on this front,” they said.

“We are in the final phase of securing the air operator's permit (AOP). We are working with the regulator to complete the remaining process expeditiously and look forward to launch our services soon after receiving the permission," a Vistara spokesperson said in a statement.