Vistara, India’s finest full service carrier, today launched ‘Vistara Direct’, a unique and exciting program under which the airline offersan array of benefits totravellers who book tickets directly on Vistara’s website www.airvistara.com or on Vistara’s mobile app (available on Apple iOS and Android), for bookings effective September 28, 2017, onwards.
Benefits for those booking direct include one free change or cancellation within 24 hours of booking (as long as travel is at least 7 days in the future), complimentary fast-track priority handling at the airport at dedicated counters (for check-in, baggage, and boarding), double Club Vistara (CV) Points for CV members, and an additional 5kg check-in luggage allowance.
Vistara Direct also provides several additional benefits such as lower fees and faster refunds, timely and assured email and SMS flight status alerts, and attractive periodic upgrade offers. In addition, for a limited time, MobiKwik users will get 10% cashback upto a maximum of₹600 in the form of SuperCash on all bookings made on Vistara’s website.
Club Vistara members will further benefit from the ‘Club Vistara Milestone Offer’, whichfor the next three calendar months (October – December 2017), awards them with the following rewards on reaching defined travelmilestoneswithin a calendar month on bookings made on Vistara’s website or Appfrom 28th September, 2017:
| Milestonein a calendar month | Reward |
| 6 Economy Class Boarding Passes | 1 complimentary one-way, one-class upgrade voucher |
| 6 Premium Economy Boarding Passes | 1 free one-way Premium Economy ticket, and1 complimentary one-way, one-class upgrade voucher |
| 6 Business Class Boarding Passes | 1 free one-way Business Class ticket |
Commenting on the program, Sanjiv Kapoor, Chief Strategy and Commercial Officer, Vistara, said “Booking directly with Vistara offers customers a number of advantages, such as lower fees, assured communications and notifications regarding their travel, the ability to pre-select their seats, along with exclusive offers such as upgrades at attractive rates and other ancillary products and services to helpcustomers enhance their journey. Now with Vistara Direct, we are offering an additional array of valuable and tangible benefits to customers who book directly on our website or mobile app to make their journeys even more seamless and hassle free. This is just one of the many things we have in the pipeline to provide the best travel experience possible to airline customers in India.”
