Vistara completes merger with Air India: With cabin mood lights and selfies The change of guard was visible at the check-in counters at the airport. Long queues near the airline's check-in counters prompted the Vistara staff to seek assistance from team Air India As boarding gates closed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and final passenger calls were made, flyers settled into their aubergine-coloured seats. Captain Adarsh Mohan informed passengers that the aircraft under the Vistara brand was being piloted by him for “one last time”. The caveat was necessary as the 10-year-old brand Vistara, having merged with Air India, was flying into the sunset on Monday. The announcement by Captain Adarsh Mohan prompted some of the young flyers to click photographs of the cabin with dim purple-orange mood lights. Selfies on the plane were also taken. On this special day, the menu featured a special complimentary dessert. Alongside its usual meals and beverages, the flight crew served a strawberry pastry topped with vanilla sauce as a parting gesture. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

Vistara completes merger with Air India: With cabin mood lights and selfies The change of guard was visible at the check-in counters at the airport. Long queues near the airline's check-in counters prompted the Vistara staff to seek assistance from team Air India As boarding gates closed at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru and final passenger calls were made, flyers settled into their aubergine-coloured seats. Captain Adarsh Mohan informed passengers that the aircraft under the Vistara brand was being piloted by him for “one last time”. The caveat was necessary as the 10-year-old brand Vistara, having merged with Air India, was flying into the sunset on Monday. The announcement by Captain Adarsh Mohan prompted some of the young flyers to click photographs of the cabin with dim purple-orange mood lights. Selfies on the plane were also taken. On this special day, the menu featured a special complimentary dessert. Alongside its usual meals and beverages, the flight crew served a strawberry pastry topped with vanilla sauce as a parting gesture. ©SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR

SHIRSENDU KARMAKAR