A first for Indian carriers: Vistara to launch live TV on its wide body fleet from October 1 – Times of India

New Delhi: A first for Indian carriers, Vistara Started Live TV Streaming on your wide body Fleet from Saturday (October 1) Boeing 787 Dreamliner. An airline spokesperson said passengers flying the full-service carrier will now be able to watch two sports channels and three news channels. Vistara currently has two Dreamliners in its fleet and a third will be joining soon, with more twin aisles on order.
“Live TV is currently available on our Dreamliners and we look to expand it to more aircraft in our fleet in the coming months,” an airline spokesperson said. Live streaming has started just ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup starting 16 October in Australia.

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DIVAI (October 23) — And travelers will be able to see it while flying Vistara Dreamliners, which are deployed primarily on routes to Europe and the UK.
The Tata group is looking to merge this full-service airline with Air India, AI CEO and MD Campbell Wilson has constituted a panel under the airline’s head of operations, Captain RS Sandhu, to present a roadmap for this proposed consolidation within a year. With the offer of Vistara Wi-Fi And now that TVs do live on their wide-bodied planes, it’s likely that the advanced world-class AI product that Tata has promised could offer it on at least some new aircraft (largely twin aisles) as well. Is. onboard wifi It is now a standard feature on most major international airlines that offer this service to passengers for a fee of no more than a few minutes of free use.
“In the seven years since its inception, Vistara has been consistently offering a unique in-flight experience and inflight entertainment… We are constantly on the lookout for opportunities to make (passengers) travel as enjoyable as possible…. The emotions that come with the rush of watching live events are unmatched and we are excited to be able to provide this experience to our customers when they fly with us,” said a Vistara spokesperson.
“We have introduced live TV on our Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft to help our customers feel connected to the rest of the world even at an altitude of 35,000 feet. We’re also offering Wi-Fi on our Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner airbus A321 aircraft, on international routes, very nicely complement the inflight entertainment experience we offer onboard to our customers.
Vistara is the only Indian airline to offer onboard Live TV. The service has started on October 1, 2022,” the spokesperson said.
He added that with the integration of two sports channels into the Live TV offering, our customers will be able to watch the upcoming T20 World Cup live, as well as stay updated with all the breaking news across three news channels.