In the previous decade, the government, with Praful Patel as the civil aviation minister, saw the introduction of an irrational 5/20 policy.
J R D Tata's flight carrying mail between the two cities was the first by an Indian company and it opened the air link to peninsular India.
Reduction in fuel price was supposed to bring back good luck for Indian airlines. But with the global spread of coronavirus, airlines are being forced to rejig their network, cut flights, and delay launches.
Vistara has expanded its network of agents.
Vistara is likely to offer 148 seats in a three-class configuration in its Airbus A320s, industry sources said.
A financial turnaround with the Etihad partnership and debt restructuring has not fully materialised.
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