Indian carrier Vistara announced on Monday it will start flights on the Delhi-Tokyo route from June 16 under the air bubble arrangement formed between India and Japan.
The airline will fly once a week between the two capital cities, said its statement.
Vistara’s announcement comes at a time when India and its aviation sector have been poorly hit by the second wave of Covid19.
During the last few weeks, several countries such as Australia, the US and the UK have restricted travel to and from India.
Vistara said it will use its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with three-class cabin configuration to serve the Delhi-Tokyo route.
“Vistara has also trained its cabin crew in the Japanese language to extend the warmth of true Indian hospitality to travellers from Japan,” the airline’s statement noted.
Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, said, Far East has been an extremely important geography for our global expansion from the beginning for its tremendous growth potential.”
During last couple of weeks, the domestic air passengers number per day has come down from the peak of more than 2.2 lakh to around 75,000 at present, according to the civil aviation ministry’s data.
The international air traffic has also been affected by the second wave of the pandemic.
After recording over four lakh fresh cases for four consecutive days, India witnessed a single-day rise of 3,66,161 COVID-19 cases on Monday, which pushed its tally to 2,26,62,575, according to the health ministry.
