Vistara boost to tourist inflow

NEWDELHI:  Tourist inflow to Meghalaya, Assam and Sikkim is set to increase once the new airlines Vistara launches its services to Guwahati and Bagdogra  next month.
The announcement comes close on the heels of the private airline entering South-India with the launch of air services to Hyderabad from the national capital.
Besides the tourists, the airline is also targeting more high-density traffic airports in the country including that of Guwahati and Shillong.
Vistara, the Tata-Singapore joint venture carrier,will operate daily services from April 2 connecting Delhi with Guwahati and Bagdogra, the airline said.
After a brief stop-over at Guwahati, the flight will proceed to Bagdogra, a gateway airport to several tourist destinations in the region, the airline said.
The Tata-Singapore Airlines joint venture launched its services a month ago with flight services to Mumbai and Ahmedabad from its base in the national capital. The airline currently has five Airbus A320 in its fleet and plans to induct one more by April.
Vistara, which has 51 per cent holding of the Tata Group with the rest lying with Singapore Airlines, also plans to fly international. Once that takes place, the airlines can operate flights to South East Asian countries from North East.