<p>Vistara's first A321neo aircraft, received by the airline from Airbus last month, will enter commercial operations from Thursday.</p>.<p>The aircraft's first flight would be on the Delhi-Chennai route, the full-service carrier said in a statement on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Vistara's Airbus A321neo will operate on domestic routes for a limited period before being deployed on international routes, subject to regulatory approvals," it stated.</p>.<p>This A321neo aircraft has a total of 188 seats, 12 in Business class, 24 in Premium Economy class, and 152 in the Economy class.</p>.<p>Scheduled international flights continue to remain suspended in the country since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>However, since July, India has formed separate bilateral air bubble arrangements with countries like the USA, Germany, France, the UAE, the UK and the Maldives for international flight operations.</p>.<p>Under a bilateral air bubble pact, airlines of both the countries can operate international flights with certain restrictions.</p>.<p>Vistara had on Tuesday said it will operate special flights on the Delhi-London route from August 28 to September 30 as part of the bubble pact signed between India and the UK.</p>.<p>The Delhi-London flights would be operated on its newly-inducted B787-9 aircraft.</p>.<p>Moreover, the full-service carrier is seeking necessary regulatory approvals to soon operate similar special flights to Paris in France and Frankfurt in Germany.</p>.<p>After a gap of two months due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25, albeit in a curtailed manner.</p>
<p>Vistara's first A321neo aircraft, received by the airline from Airbus last month, will enter commercial operations from Thursday.</p>.<p>The aircraft's first flight would be on the Delhi-Chennai route, the full-service carrier said in a statement on Wednesday.</p>.<p>"Vistara's Airbus A321neo will operate on domestic routes for a limited period before being deployed on international routes, subject to regulatory approvals," it stated.</p>.<p>This A321neo aircraft has a total of 188 seats, 12 in Business class, 24 in Premium Economy class, and 152 in the Economy class.</p>.<p>Scheduled international flights continue to remain suspended in the country since March 23 due to the coronavirus pandemic.</p>.<p>However, since July, India has formed separate bilateral air bubble arrangements with countries like the USA, Germany, France, the UAE, the UK and the Maldives for international flight operations.</p>.<p>Under a bilateral air bubble pact, airlines of both the countries can operate international flights with certain restrictions.</p>.<p>Vistara had on Tuesday said it will operate special flights on the Delhi-London route from August 28 to September 30 as part of the bubble pact signed between India and the UK.</p>.<p>The Delhi-London flights would be operated on its newly-inducted B787-9 aircraft.</p>.<p>Moreover, the full-service carrier is seeking necessary regulatory approvals to soon operate similar special flights to Paris in France and Frankfurt in Germany.</p>.<p>After a gap of two months due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown, India resumed domestic passenger flights on May 25, albeit in a curtailed manner.</p>