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Vistara Wins Big at 2022 World Airline Awards by Skytrax

Vistara is India’s highest-rated airline on multiple industry forums and has also been the winner of several ‘Best Airline awards.

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Vistara is India’s highest-rated airline on multiple industry forums, and has also been the winner of several ‘Best Airline’ awards. In a short span of over seven years since starting operations, Vistara has raised the bar for operations and service standards in the Indian aviation industry.

At the prestigious Skytrax World Airline Awards 2022, Vistara takes home outstanding honors by earning the title  ‘Best Airline in India and Southern Asia’ title for the second consecutive year.

Vistara also received recognition for its fourth consecutive year as the Best Airline Staff Service in India and Southern Asia, The Best Cabin Crew in India and Southern Asia, and Best Business Class in India and Southern Asia for  third consecutive year.

Travelers from all around the world gave their votes for Vistara in the World Airline Awards, which are based on the largest airline customer satisfaction survey ever conducted, which included more than 14 million respondents for the time period between September 2021 and August 2022.

The airline has moved 8 places up from last year to reach 20th position worldwide; this marks the entry of the airline in the World’s Top 20 list for the first time ever. Vistara’ also ranked 20 in the list of World’s Best Economy Class Airlines and 9th in the list of Best Airlines in Asia 2022.

Air India and Vistara are two airlines owned by the Indian organization Tata Group. The Tata group and Singapore Airlines Ltd are working on merging their airline businesses with Air India and Vistara and housing them under a new joint venture.

 

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First Look: IndiGo Takes Delivery of A321neo with New Business Class

First Look: IndiGo Takes Delivery of A321neo with New Business Class

India’s largest domestic airline, IndiGo (6E), celebrated its 18th anniversary in August 2024 by announcing a major upgrade: a new Business Class product called “IndiGo Stretch.”

Now, the airline has officially taken delivery of its first Airbus A321neo aircraft fitted with these premium seats. Registered as VT-ICF, this first A321neo with the new configuration took off from Hamburg (XFW) at 6:06 PM local time, operating flight 6E9001.

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The launch route for IndiGo’s A321neo with IndiGo Stretch seats will be from Delhi to Mumbai, starting November 14, 2024. After this initial route, the airline plans to expand the offering across its network.

Airbus completed the final assembly of this special aircraft in Hamburg, where the A321neo Final Assembly Line is located. Enthusiastic planespotters got a sneak peek of the new IndiGo Stretch interior before the aircraft’s official delivery to India.

Tobias Gudat, a planespotter on X.com, captured images of the aircraft, still marked with its test registration, showcasing its fresh Business Class interior.

Adding a distinctive touch, each IndiGo aircraft featuring the Stretch product will have the slogan “IndiGo Means Business” displayed on the fuselage, signaling a new era of premium travel for the airline.

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IndiGo took delivery of the A321neo with the Stretch seats on October 30, 2024, coinciding with Airbus’s delivery of the world’s first A321XLR to Iberia.

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