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Hundreds of cancelled and delayed flights cannot really be pinned on ‘unavailability of crew’. Rather, it is a chronic shortage of pilots as well as sloppy training and HR practices at the Tata-SIA airline that is to blame.
It didn’t take much for things to go haywire at Vistara.
By Tuesday morning, over 100 flights had either been cancelled or delayed. There were a litany of complaints from irate customers on social media platforms. The chaos prompted the Ministry of Civil Aviation to ask Vistara for an explanation.
In its response, the airline, a Tata Sons-Singapore Airlines joint venture, cited operational reasons, including “unavailability of crew”, for the mess. Eventually, it curtailed its flight schedule.
The admission of crew unavailability prompted many to wonder if the airline’s pilots had resorted to calling in sick en masse in protest …
As the low-cost carrier pushes through a compensation overhaul, the absence of a CEO is complicating a delicate moment.
The two new chief executives at Air India and IndiGo come with contrasting reputations but face the same challenge—do their predecessors one better.
In a surprise move on Wednesday, the Tata Sons chairman announced he will exit Bombay House at the end of his tenure in February 2027. He leaves at what is one of the most crucial times for the group.
