Vistara takes delivery of its first B787-9 Dreamliner aircraft with lie-flat business class seats

Everett (US): 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.

#JustIn | @airvistara takes delivery of its first B787-9 aircraft, @awnusharma reports. The airline's orderbook consists of 6 B787 aircraft pic.twitter.com/JtkeBI9dVd

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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.