Vistara Inaugurates Services to Mal

Full-service carrier Vistara, a joint venture of the Tata group and Singapore Airlines, inaugurated its non-stop flights between Mumbai, India and Malé, Republic of Maldives. The first flight took off today.

Vistara, thus, becomes the only airline to offer the choice of Premium Economy class of travel on the route, in addition to Business class and Economy class.

The inaugural flight, operated by Vistara&rsquos Airbus A320neo aircraft, departed Mumbai at 1010 hours (IST) today and landed in Malé at 1225 hours (MVT).

The airline will fly three times a week on the route under India&rsquos transport bubble agreement with the Republic of Maldives.

Vistara&rsquos Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Leslie Thng, said, &ldquoMaldives is one of the most popular holiday destinations among travellers, not just in India, but from around the world. We are happy to be able to offer our customers the choice of flying their favourite and India&rsquos best airline on this route. We are sure that Vistara will play an important role in making every customer&rsquos holiday even more pleasant and memorable by giving them a world-class travel experience.&rdquo

The airline has said that it will accept all eligible customers meeting visa/entry requirements in both countries, as specified by the respective government bodies. And they strongly encourage customers to fully understand these guidelines before making their bookings.

SCHEDULE OF FLIGHTS BETWEEN MUMBAI AND MALÉ

Sector

Flight No.

Start Date

End Date

Days of Operation

Departure

Arrival

Mumbai &ndash Malé

UK271

3-Mar-21

27-Mar-21

Wed, Sat, Sun

1010 Hrs

1225 Hrs

Malé &ndash Mumbai

UK272

3-Mar-21

27-Mar-21

Wed, Sat, Sun

1340 Hrs

1655 Hrs

Mumbai &ndash Malé

UK271

28-Mar-21

30-Apr-21

Wed, Sat, Sun

1030 Hrs

1245 Hrs

Malé &ndash Mumbai

UK272

28-Mar-21

30-Apr-21

Wed, Sat, Sun

1355 Hrs

1710 Hrs

* All timings shown are in local time zones