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Vistara Welcomes
India’s 1st Airbus
A321LR To Its Fleet
The new aircraft will provide an extended
range.
BY VYTE KLISAUSKAITE PUBLISHED FEB 5, 2023

Photo: Airbus

Indian full-service carrier Vistara has

become the country’s first airline to take
delivery of the Airbus A321 Long Range
(LR) aircraft to its fleet. The new plane
arrived in Delhi, India, on February 4, 2023.

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A special delivery
The A321LR flight from Hamburg
Finkerwerde Airport (XFW) to Delhi Indira
Gandhi International Airport (DEL) lasted
seven hours and 27 minutes, according to
Flightradar24.com data.

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Vistara
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Excited to welcome India’s first A321LR as it

joins our fleet today! This aircraft provides
extended range and is capable of flying routes
of up to 4,000 nm. So, get ready to experience
the best on India’s best airline as you explore
the world.
@Airbus @CFM_engines @AirLeaseCorp

9:05 PM · Feb 4, 2023

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Compared to other A320neo family jets,

the Airbus A321LR boasts an extended
range capability. The new aircraft can fly
as far as 4,000 nautical miles (7,400
kilometers) and can accommodate 206
passengers by utilizing extra fuel in three
Additional Centre Tanks.

With the airline’s brand-new A321LR,

Vistara currently has a total of 53 aircraft
in its fleet with an average age of 2.9
years, according to Planespotters.net data.
The fleet includes 42 Airbus A320s, six
Airbus A321s, three Boeing 787-9
Dreamliners, and two Boeing 737-800NG
aircraft.

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While the airline confirmed in January

2023 that it would press pause on
ordering new planes ahead of the Air India
merger, Vistara will honor its existing
aircraft orders. According to ch-
aviation.com data, Vistara

currently has a total of 13 aircraft on order,

including nine Airbus A320neos and four
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

As reported by Simple Flying earlier in

January 2023, the airline’s chief executive
o!cer, Vinod Kannan, confirmed the
current situation, saying,

“We have not looked at any orders

beyond that [2024]. There has been
the announcement about the merger
and integration with Air India. Once we
have approval from the relevant
authorities, we will sit down together
with Air India as a joint entity to see
what we do.”

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About Vistara
Vistara is an Indian full-service carrier
founded as a joint venture between Tata
Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA) in 2013.
It o!cially started its operations on
January 9, 2015, and since then, it has had
a considerable influence on the Indian
aviation sector, even despite its
comparative youth.

Currently, the carrier conducts flights to

43 destinations across 13 countries.
According to the airline, it has carried
more than 42 million passengers since its
inception.

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First A320neo of Vistara

Photo: Airbus

Looking ahead, Vistara is expected to

merge with another Tata-owned airline, Air
India, in March 2024, allowing the group to
become more competitive against its
Indian low-cost rival IndiGo.

Vistara is a relatively strong airline when it

comes to its financial situation. In the
fourth quarter of 2022, the Delhi-based
airline recorded the first net profit since
the start of its operations due to
increased travel demand in India, Vistara
outlined in its financial report for the
quarter ending December 2022.

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Sources: Flightradar24.com,
Planespotters.net, ch-aviation.com

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