India’s Vistara to launch services to Colombo

• Direct service to Colombo from Mumbai
• Colombo to become Vistara’s fourth international destination 
• First to bring Premium Economy Class on India-Sri Lanka route

Vistara, India’s full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines will begin daily direct flights (except Wednesday) to Colombo from Mumbai from November 25 onwards, making it the fourth international destination in its fast-expanding network.

The airline will fly its Airbus A320neo aircraft with three-class cabin configuration between Mumbai and Colombo, which makes Vistara the first airline to offer the choice of Premium Economy class for travel on the India-Sri Lanka route, in addition to Economy and Business Class.

Customers can also take convenient one-stop connections to/from other cities beyond Mumbai.

“Sri Lanka is a very promising destination for Vistara, given the growth it continues to record in trade and tourism, especially since India is the largest tourism source market for Sri Lanka,” Vistara CEO Leslie Thng said.

“As we bring India’s only five-star airline on the India-Sri Lanka route, we are confident that our entry will further fuel the travel appetite among people,” he added.

Vistara is India’s highest-rated airline on Skytrax and TripAdvisor and the winner of several ‘Best Airline’ awards. It has consistently raised the bar for operations and service delivery in the Indian aviation industry in a short span of time to be known today as India’s only five-star airline.

Vistara continues to grow rapidly across India and abroad, as it is poised to induct as many as 56 narrow-body and wide-body aircraft over the next four years, including 50 aircraft from the Airbus A320neo family for domestic and international short and medium-haul operations and 6 Boeing B787-9 for long-haul international operations.