Indian full-service airline Vistara on Wednesday commenced operating direct flights between Delhi and Tokyo using its Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, according to a statement. The airline's flight on Delhi-Tokyo route would be operating under the air bubble arrangement formed between India and Japan.
The inaugural flight departed from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi at 3 AM on Wednesday and landed and at the Haneda airport in Tokyo at 2.50 AM, local time, the carrier's press statement noted.
Scheduled international flights have been suspended in India since March 23 last year due to the Covid pandemic. However, special international flights have been operating since May 2020 under the Vande Bharat Mission and since July 2020 under air bubble arrangements formed with around 27 countries.
Delhi to Tokyo has quickly become a busy international route. Currently, three carriers serve the route: ANA, Japan Airlines, and Air India (Narita). While the pandemic has reduced schedules, these carriers once flew daily services from the city. Vistara’s entry will make it the fourth airline on this route.
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