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It could be a cruel summer for Indian aviation if the situation at Vistara doesn't improve.
“I assure you that the worst is behind us, and we have already stabilized our operations,” Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan wrote in an internal note to employees Thursday.
Kannan was referring to recent disruptions at the airline: Over 150 cancellations and 200 delays exceeding two hours between March 31 and April 4. The airline’s cancellations are expected to hit nearly 1,000 flights for the month.
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday ordered the airline to file daily reports on flight cancellations and delays. In a post on X, the Ministry of Civil Aviation also said it was “monitoring the situation of Vistara flight cancellations.”
Vistara has scaled back operations by around 25-30 daily flights until May 24, which make up roughly 10% of its capacity. The company is also working on additional plans, Ka