Hi All,
Recently I took the international sector with India's Vistara Airlines from Mumbai, India to Muscat, Oman. I would like to share my experience about it.
Vistara operates from Mumbai's Terminal2, all international flights too are operated from T2
At the time of this flight, Vistara had 46 A320Ns, 10 A321Ns and 4 B787-9s in its fleet. It operates A320N aircraft equipped with CFM Leap engines from Mumbai to Muscat, registered as VT-TQB which was delivered to Vistara in October 2020.
The aircraft has Business, Premium Economy & Economy seats, There are 8 Business class seats in 2-2 configuration.
A glimpse of premium economy seats
Each passenger was provided a small pillow and each seat was equipped with a USB power supply, a mobile/tab holder, a coat hook and a regular tray table.
Leg room was good for a 2H55M flight. In-flight meals had Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian options, alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages were also served. The main food which was served tasted average but the desert was excellent.
A glimpse of Vegetarian food that was served.
Passengers can use the in-flight entertainment by connecting their personal devices with wifi. The lavatory wasn't clean as well.
The flight was on time and arrived 30 minutes earlier at Muscat.
Muscat airport's new terminal building was inaugurated in 2018 and it has been neatly maintained. The full potential of the airport's capacity isn't tapped, as Oman is still in the recovering phase of COVID.
Looks like a top notch Economy experience for a flight that's under 3h! The meal looks fantastic for such a short flight, especially compared to similar length flight in the US or Europe where you'd get maybe a tiny snack. Vistara have really earned their good reputation--we'll see if that rubs off on Air India following the merger!
Thanks for sharing!
Hope the service levels continue post Meher with Air India
Thanks for the report! I know that Vistara has a much higher reputation than the national carrier, Air India, and they totally deserve that! The cabin seemed pretty good, though I would expect an airline like them to offer individual IFE screens instead of only Wi-Fi.
It will be interesting to see how the Indian aviation industry goes in the coming years, with Tata taking control of Air India and Indigo's wide body planes!