Vistara has flown the first flight of India with fully vaccinated crew members and pilots from Delhi to Mumbai on June 16, 2021. All the cabin crew members and the pilots of the flight were inoculated with both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Chief Commercial Officer of Vistara, Vinod Kannan, while talking about the flight with the fully vaccinated crew, has also confirmed that almost 100% of Vistara’s eligible staff have now received at least their first dose of the vaccine. He added, ” We continue to put in efforts to make sure that they get their second dose as soon as possible as well.”
Our Chief Commercial Officer, Vinod Kannan, talks about the flight operated by Vistara today with fully vaccinated pilots and crew, and how we are making sure #FlyingFeelsSafeAgain.#VforVaccine pic.twitter.com/W6DbdyKgMD
— Vistara (@airvistara) June 16, 2021
In a tweet, Vistara stated, “Making history by operating India’s first flight with fully vaccinated cabin crew and pilots! A huge milestone in our efforts to ensure.”
Making history by operating India's first flight with fully vaccinated cabin crew and pilots! A huge milestone in our efforts to ensure #FlyingFeelsSafeAgain.
#VforVaccine pic.twitter.com/8A9bknO2no— Vistara (@airvistara) June 16, 2021
Govt Doctors & Nurses Can Fly Free Of Cost Across India On Vistara Flights
Vistara offered to fly doctors and nurses representing government organisations free of cost across India amid a surge in Covid cases. The airline stated in a letter to Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, “…we want to help government organisations/hospitals in immediate need of air logistics. We welcome requests from accredited organisations representing the Government of India and state governments/union territories. We will evaluate these to extend as much support as possible, based on the availability of cargo space.”
Wish to commend generous offer by @airvistara to Govt Organisations and Hospitals in immediate need of air logistics. They’ve also offered to fly Doctors & Nurses representing Govt organisations, free of cost, across the domestic network. Let’s fight the pandemic together! pic.twitter.com/Vok9LFmrGR
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) April 25, 2021
Medical Professionals Can Book Free Flights On First-Come-First-Serve Basis
The letter further adds, “We are also happy to fly doctors and nurses representing government organisations, free of cost, across our domestic network, and also fly them back on the conclusion of their service. The personnel who avail this service will have to mandatorily follow all the travel related SOPs and present relevant identification and documentation.” Due to a limit availability of seats, medical professionals can avail these free flights on a first-come-first-serve basis.
Usha Padhee tweeted the letter and also replied “Wish to commend generous offer by Vistara to Govt Organisations and Hospitals in immediate need of air logistics. They’ve also offered to fly Doctors & Nurses representing Govt organisations, free of cost, across the domestic network. Let’s fight the pandemic together!” It’s indeed heartwarming to see the nation coming together. Home cooks provide meal boxes to Covid patients at reasonable rates and now flights are providing services to corona warriors. Earlier, our Chief Editor Kamiya Jani interview Vistara CCO Vinod Kannan. Watch this interview to gain insight.