The new aircraft is the first of the six that Vistara has purchased from Boeing.
Vistara
took the delivery of its first wide-body Boeing
787-9 Dreamliner plane on Friday, making it the first Indian
airline to fly this aircraft.
The plane, which has the registration number VT-TSD, will depart from the Boeing facility here at 2 pm (local time) on Friday and land in Delhi at 2 pm (local time) on Saturday, Vistara officials said here.
The
new aircraft is the first of the six that Vistara
has purchased from Boeing.
The
second Dreamliner aircraft is currently on the production line and
will be delivered soon.
Vistara's
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft comes with 299 seats in a
three-class cabin configuration, giving customers a choice of
business, premium economy and economy cabins.
The
aircraft features lie-flat business class seats in a 1-2-1
configuration that gives a direct aisle access to each business class
passenger and a separate premium economy cabin that offers seats in a
2-3-2 configuration.
The
aircraft has in-seat televisions in all three cabins with a
high-definition (HD) display, powered by Panasonic as well as
in-flight WiFi internet connectivity onboard long-haul international
flights, officials stated.
It
would make Vistara the first airline to offer WiFi service in India.
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