Vistara operates India’s first flight with fully vaccinated pilots and crew

The flight departed the Delhi International Airport at 8:50 AM on June 16 and reached the Mumbai Airport at 11:10 AM. Flight UK963 was expected to return with the same pilots and crew to Delhi at 14:05 PM. 

New Delhi: Vistara airlines on Wednesday (June 16) flew India’s first flight with fully COVID-19 vaccinated pilots and cabin crew. The company said that the flight departed the Delhi International Airport at 8:50 AM on June 16 and reached the Mumbai Airport at 11:10 AM.  Flight UK963 was expected to return with the same pilots and crew to Delhi at 14:05 PM. The flight departed from Mumbai at 11:55 AM. The Tata Sons-led carrier plans to operate similar flights in the coming days to boost confidence in flyers so that they can start travelling with Vistara soon.  Vistara noted that the number of fully vaccinated staff is increasing rapidly. With that, the company plans to increase the frequency of flights with fully COVID-19 vaccinated pilots and cabin crew.