As the civil aviation sector grapples with “one of the toughest times” due to the coronavirus pandemic, Vistara chief Leslie Thng has said vaccines will play a significant role in the full recovery of Air Travel Demand worldwide and asserted that the airline is committed to spreading its wings in the long term.

Vistara, which started operations more than six years ago, has made “some temporary adjustments and modifications” to its short- term plans but is focused on “protecting all jobs” at the airline, he emphasised.

The second wave of the pandemic has significantly impacted the domestic air travel demand, which was slowly on the recovery path. With plummeting demand, mainly due to many states putting in place travel restrictions to curb Covid infections, airlines are flying at lower capacities and also grappling with financial woes.

The airline industry has also witnessed salary cuts, furloughs and layoffs as the players look to trim costs amid the pandemic-induced disruptions.

The post Aviation industry facing ‘one of the toughest times’; vaccines key to demand recovery: Vistara CEO appeared first on Defence News India.