 = Vistara = 
 
 Tata SIA Airlines Limited , operating as Vistara , is an Indian domestic airline based in <unk> with its hub at Delhi @-@ Indira Gandhi International Airport . The carrier , a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines , commenced operations on 9 January 2015 with its inaugural flight between Delhi and Mumbai . The airline had carried more than two million passengers by June 2016 and as of April 2016 , has a 2 @.@ 3 % share of the domestic carrier market . The airline operates to seventeen destinations with a fleet of Airbus A320 @-@ 200 aircraft . Vistara was the first airline to introduce premium economy seats on domestic routes in India . 
 
 = = History = = 
 
 The airline was founded in 2013 as a joint venture ( JV ) between India 's conglomerate Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines ( SIA ) . The two companies had made a bid in the mid @-@ 1990s to launch a full service carrier in India that was unsuccessful , being denied regulatory approval by the Indian government . With India opening up its airline sector for 49 percent foreign direct investment ( <unk> ) in 2012 , Tata and SIA once again decided to float a JV airline company in India . The JV , Tata SIA Airlines Limited ( <unk> ) , was envisaged as a premium full @-@ service carrier to cater to the demands of high @-@ end business travellers in India 's civil aviation market dominated by low @-@ cost carriers . India 's Foreign Investment Promotion Board approved the JV in October 2013 , allowing SIA to take a 49 percent stake in the airline . The two parent companies initially pledged to invest a combined US $ <unk> as start @-@ up capital , with Tata Sons owning 51 percent and Singapore Airlines owning the remaining 49 percent . This was part of Tata 's second major foray into the aviation sector along with a minority stake in <unk> India . The company 's first venture , Tata Airlines , was established in the 1930s and later became the flag carrier Air India after <unk> . 
 The company unveiled its brand identity " Vistara " on 11 August 2014 . The name was taken from the Sanskrit word <unk> , meaning " <unk> <unk> " . Vistara received its air operator 's certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation on 15 December 2014 and started operations on 9 January 2015 . Vistara became the first carrier to operate domestic services out of the new Terminal 2 at Mumbai 's <unk> <unk> International Airport . On 24 August 2015 , Vistara inaugurated the Aviation Security Training Institute , an in @-@ house institute for training its cockpit and cabin crew , security staff and others related to aviation industry . The institute has secured the necessary <unk> from the <unk> body Bureau of Civil Aviation Security . From the first month of operation , Vistara consistently achieved very high on @-@ time performance ( <unk> ) records of over 90 percent , the highest among India 's domestic carriers . On 20 August 2015 , Vistara declared it had carried half a million passengers in just over seven months of operations . As of February 2016 , Vistara has a share of 2 % in the domestic carrier market . 
 
 = = Corporate affairs = = 
 
 In March 2015 , Vistara shifted to its new office at the One Horizon Center tower in Sector 43 , <unk> , a satellite city of Delhi . Vistara chose <unk> <unk> Yeoh as the chief executive officer ( CEO ) and <unk> Ming <unk> as the chief commercial officer ( <unk> ) , both with Singapore Airlines background . Initially it started out with a three @-@ member board comprising <unk> <unk> <unk> ( SIA group ) , <unk> <unk> and Prasad <unk> ( Tata group ) , with the latter as chairman . In August 2015 , the airline expanded the board by introducing two new members , <unk> <unk> and <unk> <unk> , along with an <unk> infusion of ₹ 2 billion ( US $ 30 million ) , part of ₹ 5 billion ( US $ 74 million ) initially planned by Tata and SIA together . In January 2016 , <unk> <unk> , former Managing Director of Titan , joined as the new chairman following Prasad <unk> 's retirement . In March 2016 , Vistara appointed <unk> Kapoor as its chief strategy and commercial officer as the successor to <unk> Ming <unk> who was scheduled to leave in mid April 2016 following completion of his <unk> at Vistara . 
 
 = = Destinations = = 
 
 As of May 2016 , Vistara flies to the following destinations within India : 
 
 = = = <unk> agreements = = = 
 
 Vistara has <unk> agreements with the following airlines : 
 Air France 
 British Airways 
 Jet Airways 
 <unk> 
 Air India 
 Singapore Airlines 
 
 = = Fleet = = 
 
 As of 31 May 2016 , Vistara operates the following aircraft : 
 Vistara took delivery of its first aircraft at New Delhi on 25 September 2014 . The airline plans to take delivery of all thirteen of its original Airbus A320 aircraft by 2016 and seven Airbus <unk> aircraft of its initial order by 2018 . In March 2015 , <unk> <unk> Yeoh announced that the airline is planning to procure an unspecified number of both narrow @-@ body and wide @-@ body aircraft to enhance the domestic network and launch international flights within two years . 
 
 = = Services = = 
 
 
 = = = Cabin = = = 
 
 
 = = = = Business class = = = = 
 
 Being a full @-@ service carrier , Vistara offers 16 business class seats , four rows in 2 @-@ 2 configuration , in its 148 @-@ seater Airbus A320 @-@ 200 fleet . The business class seats are 20 @.@ 12 inches ( 511 mm ) wide with 42 inches ( 1 @,@ 100 mm ) seat pitch . 
 
 = = = = Premium Economy = = = = 
 
 Vistara was the first airline in India to introduce Premium Economy class in the domestic market . At present it offers 36 premium economy seats , six rows in 3 @-@ 3 configuration , out of total 148 seats in the single aisle Airbus A320 @-@ 200 aircraft in its fleet . Each being 18 inches ( 460 mm ) wide and having a pitch of 33 – 36 inches ( 840 – 910 mm ) . 
 
 = = = In @-@ flight entertainment = = = 
 
 As of April 2016 , Vistara 's Airbus A320 @-@ 200s do not have in @-@ flight entertainment screens installed and it provides pre @-@ loaded tablets for its business @-@ class <unk> . In March 2016 , Vistara started <unk> content directly to passengers ' personal electronic devices through one @-@ way <unk> @-@ Fi connection through <unk> Systems <unk> in @-@ flight entertainment system . 
 
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 The in @-@ flight food is <unk> by <unk> Air <unk> , another joint venture between Tata and a Singaporean company , headed by <unk> <unk> <unk> , formerly the executive chef of the Taj Hotels group . Vistara offers four different meals for each cabin for different time of the day — breakfast , <unk> , lunch and dinner with options of one vegetarian and one non @-@ vegetarian dish in economy class ; two vegetarian dishes and one non @-@ vegetarian dish in premium economy ; and two vegetarian and two non @-@ vegetarian dishes for business @-@ class cabin . The menu is typically changed every seventh day and there are different menus for lunch and dinner . It also provides special meals upon request 24 hours before departure . 
 
 = = = Lounge = = = 
 
 On 29 March 2016 , Vistara inaugurated premium lounge service for its Business @-@ class passengers and Club Vistara Gold card holders at the departure level of Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi International Airport at Delhi . The lounge is spread across 250 square metres on the air @-@ side and can seat 75 passengers at a time . 
 
 = = Frequent @-@ flyer program = = 
 
 Vistara uses Club Vistara as its frequent @-@ flyer program ; it operates as a value based program and awards points on the basis of money spent on tickets rather that miles travelled by passengers . On 29 January 2015 , Vistara announced a partnership agreement with Singapore Airlines ( SIA ) which would allow Club Vistara members to earn and redeem miles with the <unk> program on SIA and Silk Air flights and vice versa . 
 
 