NEW DELHI: “Don’t worry about your future.” Vistara CEO Vinod Kannan has assured over 4,700 employees of his airline immediately after the merger indian water was announced on Tuesday.
Kannan, an aviation veteran who played a key role in establishing Vistara as a passenger-friendly airline, assured them in a mail that “we are on this journey together and will emerge stronger at the end of it.” Vistara will merge oh By March 2024 after obtaining necessary regulatory approvals.
“So what does this mean for us as an organisation? We remain committed to the growth, fleet and expansion plans that we charted – plans that take us from the current 54 aircraft fleet to 70 by the end of 2023. This Will continue and we will progressively introduce new routes, new destinations and new frequencies, as we originally set out to do,’ Kannan’s mail said.
Given the 16-month integration period, which may extend if there are any regulatory hurdles in the way, the CEO has asked employees to “ensure that we maintain and exceed the high standards we have set for ourselves.”
Addressing the elephant in the room — “What has become of me (Vistara employees)? What role will I play in the combined entity?” His mail says: “All of us have worked hard and tirelessly to build and establish Vistara as the airline of choice in India in a very short span of time. This has had significant consequences that we are all aware of – operationally, financially and in front of people. This hasn’t gone unnoticed – by management, the board and our shareholders. There is also the fact that the combined entity will also greatly benefit from the experience, expertise and enterprise of each Vistara employee. In fact, it’s what shareholders are counting on.”
pointing to the capacity of a mega KingHe says: “… there will certainly be many opportunities – for growth, upliftment and progress. Therefore, I urge you not to worry and speculate about your future…. I assure you I hope we are on this journey together and will emerge stronger at the end of it.”
Kannan, an aviation veteran who played a key role in establishing Vistara as a passenger-friendly airline, assured them in a mail that “we are on this journey together and will emerge stronger at the end of it.” Vistara will merge oh By March 2024 after obtaining necessary regulatory approvals.
“So what does this mean for us as an organisation? We remain committed to the growth, fleet and expansion plans that we charted – plans that take us from the current 54 aircraft fleet to 70 by the end of 2023. This Will continue and we will progressively introduce new routes, new destinations and new frequencies, as we originally set out to do,’ Kannan’s mail said.
Given the 16-month integration period, which may extend if there are any regulatory hurdles in the way, the CEO has asked employees to “ensure that we maintain and exceed the high standards we have set for ourselves.”
Addressing the elephant in the room — “What has become of me (Vistara employees)? What role will I play in the combined entity?” His mail says: “All of us have worked hard and tirelessly to build and establish Vistara as the airline of choice in India in a very short span of time. This has had significant consequences that we are all aware of – operationally, financially and in front of people. This hasn’t gone unnoticed – by management, the board and our shareholders. There is also the fact that the combined entity will also greatly benefit from the experience, expertise and enterprise of each Vistara employee. In fact, it’s what shareholders are counting on.”
pointing to the capacity of a mega KingHe says: “… there will certainly be many opportunities – for growth, upliftment and progress. Therefore, I urge you not to worry and speculate about your future…. I assure you I hope we are on this journey together and will emerge stronger at the end of it.”