New Delhi: Vistara, the joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, on Tuesday announced that it will operate non-stop flights between Delhi and London Heathrow from 28 August to 30 September 2020.
The flights have been introduced as part of the bilateral 'transport bubble' formed between India and the UK. Under a bilateral air bubble pact, Airlines of both countries can operate international flights with certain restrictions.
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The airline said that one-way fares from Delhi to London start from Rs 29,912 in Economy Class, Rs 44,449 in Premium Economy and Rs 77,373 in Business Class.
During the period, Vistara will fly thrice a week between the two cities- on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Vistara flight UK015 will departure from New Delhi at 02:15 hours and this will arrive at 06:55 hours in London. The full-service carrier will operate UK016 from London at 15:35 hours and will arrive in New Delhi at 04:15 hours.
The airline will deploy its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft on the route. The airline received its second Dreamliner aircraft recently and is also seeking necessary regulatory approvals to soon operate similar special flights to Paris, France and Germany.
Meanwhile, to establish separate bilateral air bubble arrangements for international flight operations, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said India is negotiating with 13 countries including Australia, Japan, Russia and Singapore.
As of now, India has established such air bubbles with the US, the UK, the UAE, France, Germany, Qatar and Maldives.
India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25 after a gap of two months amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Since June 27, the government has allowed domestic airlines to operate at 45 per cent capacity. Before that, domestic flights were allowed to operate with only one-third capacity.
The aviation sector has been hit hard by coronavirus pandemic with airlines cancelling international flights and inconsistency among the state governments regarding quarantine rules for air passengers.
