Singapore, January 4, 2024: Vistara, a joint venture between India’s TATA Sons and Singapore Airlines, will operate two daily flights between Mumbai and Singapore from February 1, 2024.
The airline currently operates daily direct flights between Mumbai and Singapore, with flight (UK105) departing from the Indian city at 00:55 and arriving in Singapore at 09:15. Return flight UK106 will depart Singapore at 10:30am and arrive in Mumbai at 1:45pm. Flight time is 5 hours. 1 hour 50 minutes using A321. One-way fares range from approximately $145 to $156.
The new daily flight (UK107) scheduled to start on February 1st will depart from Mumbai at 10:50 am and arrive in Singapore at 18:45. One-way fares start at about $120. The return flight (UK108) departs Singapore at 1945 hours and arrives in Mumbai at 23:35 hours.
An Indian aviation report speculates that the airline may increase flights to popular international destinations such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Bangkok to meet the surge in travel demand until the end of March 2024. There is.
Doubling flights from Mumbai to Singapore caters to the growing number of Indian travelers booking overseas holidays during the winter timetable period ending March 31 using the recently acquired fuel-efficient A321neo aircraft This is an example.
But competition on the Mumbai-Singapore route is stiff, with airlines such as Singapore Airlines (Vistara’s capital partner), Indigo and Air India vying for the attention of Mumbai’s wealthy leisure travellers.
Meanwhile, the airline will introduce direct flights from Pune, India to Singapore from December 17, 2023, with six weekly flights departing from Pune at 2:10 a.m. and arriving in Singapore at 10:30 a.m. started.
The return flight to Pune departs from Singapore at 1140 hours and reaches Pune at 1510 hours. Flights are scheduled on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, and will be flown on an A321 aircraft. One-way fares start at about $202.
Vistara has taken delivery of the A321neo aircraft, giving it the ability to support route expansion. However, competition on the Mumbai-Singapore route is stiff, with airlines Singapore Airlines (Vistara’s affiliate) Indigo and Air India vying for leisure travelers in Mumbai’s outbound travel market.
