Vistara launches India's first 3-class domestic cabin
Vistara rolls out Business, Premium Economy and Economy on its A320s from March 1, 2015 — the first three-class cabin ever offered on Indian domestic routes.
Two months into its existence, Vistara has done what no Indian carrier ever bothered to: put three classes on a domestic flight. From today its A320s fly with 16 Business seats, 36 Premium Economy seats with 20% more legroom, and 96 in Economy.
The Premium Economy cabin is the real novelty. Indian domestic flying has effectively been economy or nothing; a genuine middle cabin on routes this short is a bet that Indian flyers will pay for legroom, and that Jet Airways and Air India will now have to at least think about their own product gaps.
For Club Vistara members, the loyalty math just got richer too. Three cabins means meaningfully more earning and redemption options — from month two of the airline’s life.
Our take: this is a launch, not a nerf, and a rare one with real cabin hardware behind it. Premium Economy at domestic prices is the sweet spot to watch — and the first sign Vistara intends to compete on product, not fares.