Till now, only two Indian carriers – Air India and Jet Airways – were part of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has 280 airlines as its members, representing as much as 83 per cent of the total air traffic across 120 countries.
Tata-SIA joint venture airline Vistara has joined the 280-members global airlines’ body IATA ahead of its plans to launch international operations by the second half of this year.
Till now, only two Indian carriers – Air India and Jet Airways – were part of the International Air Transport Association (IATA), which has 280 airlines as its members, representing as much as 83 per cent of the total air traffic across 120 countries.
The membership will enable Vistara to collaborate with other international member airlines for codeshare and interline agreements, and provide a seamless travel through an extended global network to the passengers to and from India, the airline said in a release.
«We’re extremely proud to join the international community of IATA members. This membership couldn’t have come at a better time as we gear up to launch our international operations soon,» Vistara chief executive officer Leslie Thng said in a release.
The Delhi-headquartered full service carrier had earlier in September last year completed the IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), a pre-requisite for an IATA membership…
