20 aircraft by June 2018 before overseas flight: Vistara CEO

Vistara, is looking to expand capacity & attract more fliers, as it plans to fly overseas this year

Vistara, the full-service carrier of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, is looking to expand capacity and attract more fliers, as it plans to fly overseas this year. The civil aviation policy allows it a fleet of 20 aircraft to go overseas. “We have done very well in terms of customer reception in India, but when we go overseas, we have to augment our delivery several notches to complete,” said Vistara Chief Executive Officer PHEE TEIK YEOH in a conversation with Alnoor Peermohamed.

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What are your expansion plans? You have 18 destinations. Will you have more flights to the