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However, his flight experience took an unexpected turn as he boarded the aircraft.

The inaugural flight, operated on Vistara’sA321neo aircraft, commenced from Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi at 9.05 p.m on Sunday and arrived at Hong Kong International Airport on Monday.

"@Vistara Airlines, how could you put my blind mother in danger like this?! Are you not responsible for taking care of disabled passengers who are left under your supervision and assistance whilst travelling?! SHOCKING!" Ayush Kejriwal wrote on the social networking site while narrating the entire episode in a video.

This significant development opens the door for Air India to potentially become India's largest international carrier and the second-largest domestic carrier, trailing only IndiGo.

The long-range variant of the Airbus A320neo (which is part of the order of 50 aircraft from the Airbus A320 Family placed in 2018) arrived in Delhi on February 4, 2023 from Airbus' production facility in Hamburg, Germany. With an increased maximum take-off weight of 97 tonnes and the third auxiliary center fuel tank, enabling the aircraft to cover longer range.

Vistara on Monday said that it delivered remarkable results for the first time since its inception in 2013. The airline achieved its highest ever domestic market share of 10.4 per cent in July 2022 and maintained its position as the second largest domestic airline in India since then, flying more than 11 million passengers in the calendar year 2022.

As per the data for November of aviation regulator DGCA released on Monday, Indigo carried 65.01 lakh air passengers during the month while Vistara carried 10.87 lakh. Air India was at third position with 10.63 lakh passengers and 9.1 per cent market share. Similarly, Go Air, with 8.70 lakh passengers, had a market share of 7.5 per cent during November.