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Vistara maiden flight set for January 9

Monday, 22 December 20143 min read

New Indian startup airline will finally commence flights on January 9.

The Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture will begin services to Mumbai and Ahmedabad from its Delhi base.

The airline said its reservations system is now live for bookings.

"I am very excited as this day is the culmination of many months of hard work," said

"The activation of distribution channels is our first interface with our customer and with this, we embark on a journey to fulfil our brand promise of seamless travel."

Vistara will become the third full-service airline in India after Jet Airways and state-owned Air India.

The carrier will operate 148-seat Airbus A320-200 aircraft with 16 seats in business class, 36 in premium economy and 96 in economy.