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Conscientious Traveller a Beacon of Hope Vistara Experience APRIL 2020 VOL 06 I ISSUE 4 Conscientious traveller A beacon of hope VISTARA EXPERIENCE Hope on the horizon It has always been our endeavour to delight you with We’re aware how much you enjoy reading our inflight our world-class service while flying you to different magazine and to help keep your wanderlust alive, we destinations across India and beyond. However, the have curated something special for you. Our digital outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely edition of the April inflight magazine aims to take you affected everyone’s life and work as we know it. on a virtual tour of destinations around the world. As These are unprecedented times for all of us but we’re you flip through, the Scotland of the East, the pristine positive that we will all emerge stronger from this. Meghalayan trails, are sure to leave you awe-struck We’re in this together! on pages 46-49. Explore why the coastal city of Galle - with its archaeological wonders and culinary As you are aware, we have temporarily suspended delights - is like travelling back in time into a medieval our operations until 14 April 2020 in line with the European town on pages 16-21. Discover the directives from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. But we incredible adventures that South America’s Guyana wish to assure you that your bookings during this has to offer on pages 28-33. And also, experience period as well as those made for the future are safe the magic of minimalistic art brushed in the Leisure with us. Your safety and well-being have always been section on pages 40-45. our foremost priority. And we will continue to take all the necessary precautionary measures once we Your favourite airline will be back in the skies very resume operations to ensure a safe and secure travel soon to fly you to your destinations! Until then, we experience. wish you and your loved ones the best of health. 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ALL Opposite Inter Star Showroom, New Palasia advertorials have BeeN MARKeD AS ‘IN fOCUS’ IN THe Indore-452001, Tel: +91 731 4248881 E-mail: [email protected] magazine. fOR INQUIRIeS | MMGIPL TeL: +91.11.43011111, www.airvistara.com, www. maxposureMeDIA.com APRIL 2020 VOL 06 I ISSUE 4 On The Cover Conscientious traveller Chanting in hope, for A beacon of hope a new tomorrow APRIL 2020 16 10 PERSPECTIVE 50 A collage of happenings from the world of travel, entertainment, technology and current affairs 08 Potpourri TRAVEL There is no better way to learn than travelling. Vistara explores new horizons and destinations 10 Chronicle: Hampi 16 Offshore: Galle, Sri Lanka 46 Trails: Meghalaya LEISURE A mélange of expressions 28 Off Beat: Guyana 40 Art: Minimalism Download the Vistara facebook.com/ Scan this QR code from your magazine app AirVistara @airvistara smart phone to visit our app Vistara | 3 | airvistara.com VISTARA EXPERIENCE THE SOCIAL BUZZ The ‘new feeling’ has spread its wings in social media and our followers can’t stop talking about Vistara Photo credit: Mayur Khandelwal Photo credit: RiturajBorah Photo credit: Business Insider India Photo credit: Shashank Rathi Winners of the Vistara Quiz (March 2020 issue) Answer 1: Answer 2: Answer 3: British Pound Raymonde de Laroche Celebration Vivek Pathak Dr Ketan Patel Bhawna Goyal Pari Raman Sachin Yadav Saurav Kumar Sharma Vistara | 4 | Apr 2020 Photo credit: @zielonazyrafaosw credit: Photo Photo credit: @aircraft_engineer787 credit: Photo Photo credit: @pallavi_mahapatra credit: Photo Vistara | 5 | airvistara.com VISTARA SAFETY Your safety is our UTMOST PRIORITY In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we want to assure you that Vistara will continue to take additional precautionary measures to help you reach your destination safely. STEPS TO PROTECT YOU As part of our efforts, we have put in place a specialised task force to orchestrate various preventive, containment and decontamination measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. We have adopted WHO guidelines, stepped up safety measures in our aircraft, in our offices and airport areas. You are also urged to take necessary personal precautions to control the spread of COVID-19 (as advised by the WHO): ON GROUND We’ll be cleaning cabins of all aircraft in our fleet at the turnaround of every single flight with approved cleaning materials. Seats, tray tables, latches, galley, seat belt buckles, all lavatories and flight deck etc. Wash your hands regularly will be cleaned after every flight. Plus, deep cleaning of all aircraft will be done every 24 hours using a higher concentration of disinfectant cleaners. Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth All cleaning procedures will be performed by teams wearing PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) such as hand gloves and face masks, Vistara Airport Team as required. While coughing, cover handling passengers your mouth with the Any passenger showing showing symptoms bend of your elbow or symptoms of fever of fever and/or with a tissue and/or respiratory respiratory illness illness will be required to are equipped with undergo a precautionary PPE to minimise the check-up with the Airport risk of infection. Medical Support Team. Avoid crowded places IN THE AIR Our fleet is equipped with the HEPA (High Efficiency- Particulate Arrestors) air recirculation filters that Stay at home if you capture and remove viruses feel unwell, even if you experience slight with high efficiency. This also fever or cough refreshes the air in our aircraft cabin every few minutes. Our cabins are also equipped with surgical masks, gloves, sanitizer wipes and contact- Keep your Our cabin crew practice surroundings clean less infrared a high level of personal and disinfected thermometers.
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