IndiGo bids farewell to rival Vistara, social media applauds the gesture

IndiGo Airlines bid farewell to Vistara on Monday as the airline took to the skies for its last flight from Goa to Bengaluru on Sunday. Vistara is set to merge with Air India, which will end its nine-year journey.

In a heartfelt X post, IndiGo acknowledged the “unforgettable legacy” of Vistara, bidding farewell to its competitor airline. 

The airline wrote, “As an unforgettable legacy takes its final flight, a new journey on the horizon awaits. Goodbye, @airvistara. Here’s #ToLimitlessPossibilities ahead.”

Vistara Airlines responded to the tweet from its official handle saying, “Onward and upward! Here’s to the future and all the exciting possibilities it holds! #ToLimitlessPossibilities.”

Several social media users reacted to the post, praising the gesture.

A user wrote on X, “When your competitor praises you, that's when you know - you were DAMN GOOD!!”

“That's the spirit @IndiGo6E. Rivals in the market are always friends in the sky,” another commented.

“Loved this gesture,” a third said.

Many users on X also applauded the services of Vistara Airlines as they bid goodbye to the airline.

“@airvistara had taken the services to different levels,” another person said praising Vistara airline.

Another user posted, "Farewell, @airvistara... you truly were the best of the Indian sky."

Launched as a joint venture between Tata Sons (51 per cent) and Singapore Airlines (49 per cent) in 2015, Vistara marks the end of its journey as the Tata group decided to merge it with its other aviation venture Air India. The company has said the decision has been made to streamline its aviation assets. 

Vistara fleet and routes will be incorporated into Air India, and Singapore Airlines will hold a 25.1 per cent stake in the merged airline, becoming India's largest international carrier.​