With Vistara restarting service between Mumbai and Colombo, flight connectivity between India and Sri Lanka has been substantially improved. On March 1, Vistara added flights to Dammam from Mumbai, considerably expanding its global offerings from the city.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Vistara began operating flights on March 1st between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM) and Colombo, Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport (CMB). The 3 times per week that the service will run are Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.
Mumbai to Colombo service is back
The time of the 09:25 departure and noon arrival for flight UK 131 out of Mumbai. The return flight (UK 132) takes off at 13:00 and lands at 15:25 following an hour-long stop.
Many times in recent years, Vistara’s services to Sri Lanka have been suspended because of COVID, and then again last year after a statewide curfew was enforced in Sri Lanka. Although it does not now service this route, the airline briefly restored flights between Delhi and Colombo in November 2021.
Sri Lanka and India
Recently, there has been a noticeable improvement in the air connection between Sri Lanka and India. While other airlines have started offering service, SriLankan Airlines is the only airline that currently flies to the nine Indian cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Cochin, Trivandrum, Hyderabad, Madurai, and Tiruchirappalli.
In addition to the one private airline in Sri Lanka, FitsAir, which began service between Chennai and Colombo last month, Alliance Air restarted service between Chennai and Jaffna in December of last year.
The first of March saw the debut of a second international flight by Vistara, this time to Colombo from Mumbai. In addition to its seven times weekly connection between Mumbai and Jeddah, the airline launched daily nonstop service between Mumbai and Dammam, Vistara’s second destination in Saudi Arabia. Vinod Kannan, the president and chief executive officer of Vistara, said, We are thrilled to launch operations in Dammam, a significant administrative center in Saudi Arabia and the home of a sizable Indian diaspora. In keeping with our objective to bolster our footprint in the Middle East, Dammam has been added to our expanding worldwide network. After Dubai, Jeddah, Abu Dhabi, and Muscat, Dammam will be the fifth Vistara destination in the region.
Also, the airline recently announced that Mumbai to Mauritius will be the first destination for its Airbus A321LR, with five weekly flights beginning on March 26.
With its eight years of operation, Vistara has developed a reputable name in the domestic Indian market. While it has occasionally missed the mark over the years, customers have generally given its product positive feedback. As the airline merges with Air India early in the next year, the Vistara name will be abandoned.
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Vistara, Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson
In response to the airline’s merger with Vistara, Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson has made it clear that the company will still be known by that name. This is because Air India has stronger worldwide brand recognition and a long history of operating in the foreign market.
Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson did mention that in the amalgamated organization’s new form, the Vistara tradition would still desire to be preserved and honored. It is still unknown how precisely that will translate after the merger.
Air India’s CEO Campbell Wilson did mention that in the amalgamated organization’s new form, the Vistara tradition would still desire to be preserved and honored. It is still unknown how precisely that will translate after the merger.
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