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The ministry of civil aviation (MoCA) sought a detailed report from Vistara regarding flight cancellations and major delays as the airline cancelled or delayed over 100 flights in the past week, news agency ANI reported citing an official in the know..
These include reduction in flight operations and utilization of wide-body aircraft on domestic routes, it said.. Vistara cancellations: The airline attributed flight disruptions to a shortage of pilots as it announced measures to alleviate the situation..
Vistara said that it was forced to cut a number of flights as it was dealing with a shortage of pilots and crew as a company spokesperson said in a statement, We have had a significant number of flight cancellations and delays in the past few days due to various reasons including crew unavailability..
"We have also deployed larger aircraft like our B787-9 Dreamliner and A321neo on select domestic routes to combine flights or accommodate more number of customers, wherever possible..
Meanwhile, Economic Times reported citing people in the know, that first officers of Vistara who are unhappy with the new employment contract have been reporting sick for the last two days which has resulted in multiple Vistara flights delays..
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