Tata-SIA plans to launch flights from September 1

The full-service carrier, a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA), plans to fly from Delhi to Mumbai, Goa, Patna, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Hyderabad and Bengaluru in its first year of operations, according to its application for a flying licence filed with the Director General of Civil Aviation. The full-service carrier, a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA), plans to fly from Delhi to Mumbai, Goa, Patna, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Hyderabad and Bengaluru in its first year of operations, according to its application for a flying licence filed with the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Its plans are to operate 87 flights in the first year, with leased Airbus A-320s, and scale it up to 301 by the fourth year of operations.

Initially, the carrier plans to operates two flights a day to Mumbai, with one of them going further to Goa. The initial phase would also see two flights a day each to Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.Its plans are to operate 87 flights in the first year, with leased Airbus A-320s, and scale it up to 301 by the fourth year of operations. Initially, the carrier plans to operates two flights a day to Mumbai, with one of them going further to Goa. The initial phase would also see two flights a day each to Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Hyderabad.

PTI