The employees of Vistara will be completely absorbed by Air India after merger, revealed Vinod Kannan, CEO, Vistara. This will give over 5000 employees of the airline to find new roles with the Tata-owned Air India.
Kannan further highlighted that roughly 80% of Vistara's personnel works in operational roles like pilots, flight attendants, and engineers and that all personnel will undergo a transition as Vistara's aircraft eventually merge with Air India's fleet.
The integration process of both the airline is currently underway as the top management is busy getting approvals to meet deadlines. The process involves getting a nod from Ministry of Civil Aviation, India, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and authorities in Singapore.
With this merger, Air India will have a combined fleet of 218 aircraft making it India's largest international carrier and second-largest domestic carrier of the nation. The current Vistara fleet consists of 53 aircraft with 41 Airbus A320, five Airbus A321neo, five Boeing 737-800NG, and two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.