Vistara starts operating flight on Mumbai-Jeddah route

The inaugural flight between Maharashtra's capital and the Saudi Arabian city departed at 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday

August 03, 2022 11:51 am | Updated 11:51 am IST - New Delhi

File picture of a Vistara airplane

File picture of a Vistara airplane | Photo Credit: Reuters

Vistara on Wednesday said it has started operating flights on the Mumbai-Jeddah route thrice a week. The inaugural flight between Maharashtra's capital and the Saudi Arabian city departed at 6:05 p.m. on Tuesday, the airline's statement noted.

The flight on this route will be operated using an A320neo aircraft, it mentioned.

Vinod Kannan, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, said, “Given the multitude of upcoming futuristic projects in Saudi Arabia, strong trade ties with India and presence of large Indian diaspora, there is growing traffic between the two countries.”

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