Vistara Trip Report flying from Delhi to Paris onboard one of the Vistara Boeing 787 Dreamliner on a beautiful winter day.
A comfortable flight from New Delhi to Paris onboard the Vistara Boeing 787-9. The Vistara Boeing 787 is quite comfortable by itself, but today we managed to have the middle seat empty, so that made it even better.
We took off from Delhi towards the west and continued in a southwesterly direction for almost 2 hours. We turned then to the right, already over Iran, and started to cross this country from southeast to northwest. We left Tehran on our right and then made a left turn towards Turkey. We flew all over the north of Turkey, from east to west, and finally entered the Black Sea, flying towards Bucharest.
We entered Bulgaria to the north of Varna and flew north of Bucharest, Timisoara, Budapest, Bratislava, and Vienna. We entered the Czech Republic and flew towards Germany… and, finally, we reached Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, where we landed on runway 08L.
Let’s talk about the onboard service: a few days before this flight I did a Paris to Mumbai with Air France. The service offered by Vistara was really ahead of the Air France one. Actually, I would say this brand-new airline is ahead of basically every European long-haul economy class in 2023. While the European airlines don’t care about what they offer to eat on an 8h+ flight, these Middle Eastern and Asiatic airlines know that it’s really important if you want the passengers to want to repeat with you in the future.
There were 2 services on this flight: 2 main services (lunch and dinner). For lunch, they offered a vegetarian option or chicken with Indian style. Of course, I went for the chicken. It was really spicy, but it’s what you expect on an Indian airline, don’t you? The meal came with a chick pie salad, bread & butter, and a delicious chocolate brownie and vanilla cake.
The dinner came around 2 hours before landing in Paris. This time was something that I don’t know the name of, but it was obvious that it was something typical from India. I don’t know how to describe them… All I can say is that I ate it like Mexican Tacos… and it tasted amazing. Better than great. Delicious.
By the way, the crew made an attempt to dim all the windows just after lunch. That’s something the cabin crew can do from their panel but something that the majority of airlines already told them not to do. Passengers that are seated on the window seats are there because they want to see. Blocking the windows just because that way it will be a better rest period for the cabin crew is really egoist. And this is the reason why you don’t see almost any Boeing 787 Trip Reports on the channel. I actively try to avoid flying on the B787 for this reason. I’m not going to accept that my window is dimmed when I paid for that seat.
Now it’s your turn!
Have you ever flown with Vistara? Which route? How was the experience? Which model did you fly? Have you ever been in Delhi? Maybe in Paris? Have you ever flown on the Boeing 787? What do you think about the Vistara product? Does it surprise you that in a few years they became the 2nd airline by passengers in India?
Lots of things to talk about! Read you all in the comments!
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FLIGHT INFO:
· Airline: VISTARA
· Airplane: Boeing 787-9
· Flight number: VTI021 – UK021
· AIRPORTS:
– Departure: Delhi (DEL – VIDP)
– Arrival: Paris (CDG – LFPG)
· Departure Gate: 20
· Seat: 47K
· Registration: VT-TSD
· Date of recording: February 2023
· Recorded with SAMSUNG GALAXY S21 Ultra (in UHD 4K).
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—– CHAPTERS —–
00:00 Intro
00:27 Delhi Airport
02:01 Planespotting in Delhi
03:10 Boarding the B787
04:02 Vistara B787 Cabin
04:55 Pushback in Delhi
06:00 Taxi in Delhi
07:00 Takeoff from Delhi
10:09 Lunch Service
11:02 Flying over Pakistan
12:28 The Problem with B787 Windows
13:34 Seat on Vistara B787
14:29 A Remarkable Event
15:07 Tehran & Iran
16:25 Snowed Türkiye
17:35 Dinner Service
18:28 Sunset over Europe
20:12 Approaching Paris
20:51 Paris & The Eiffel Tower
21:32 Landing in Paris
22:19 Taxi in CDG
22:43 Disembark & Paris Airport
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26 Comments
Like sí lo ves a velocidad 2X.
I noticed the flight path took the plane over the war zone in Ukraine. Are planes trying to avoid the contested airspace over Ukraine or are they risking it by through it.
i love seeing cross traffic in flight.
Loved your flight on Vistara😊 I’m with you about leaving the windows alone. Otherworldly views of the mountains & all the terrain below which does make you want to say Is this real??? Food looked delicious & definitely made me hungry. Great trip as always! 👍🏻🙋🏼♀️🇺🇸✈️
787 my dream to fly with one of these ❤
Saludos desde Ecuador 🇪🇨🇪🇨 tus videos son lo máximo puedes volar en un 777-300ER De Air india
Great video as always. The dimming by the crew is a ridiculous idea in my view. The cost would have been better spent on outside cameras. I am like you I much prefer to watch the diverse countryside that can be seen through the windows. You can watch film’s and sleep at anytime but often the view is a one time opportunity. Anyway. All the best Mick.🇬🇧
Nice video. You are better than most.
Well I would eat the roll and butter. But that would be about it
i am the same way when it comes to the 787. i avoid it at all costs. did not always fell like that. but the flight on air europa from madrid to miami in 2021 when they locked the windows closed made never want to fly the 787 again (i thought air Europa was good. i would fly them again no issues there. only the 787 was bad,).
you reives are great. i love how you combine the review with spotting. the only knock i would have (only because i am an avgeek) is when you sit aft of the wing if you could show the flaps every time they move when landing, instead of just the very end when they are fully extended.
The amount of announcements are insane, i would be pissed if the cabin crew keeps talking on the mic every minute
Bonito aeropuerto el de Delhi.
The pilot said he was the commander.
Great to see India airlines progressing and competing with the best airlines ❤❤
I think Vistara is sorta a hideous airline, cause of the crew dimming the passenger window(s), but otherwise they’re a good one.
So that’s interesting about the windows in the 787. For me it was the main reason to like it, because they are so big and also when dimmed you could still see out (but the brightness was reduced). I only flew on the 787 twice and both times didn’t have any time where I could not see out (even when the crew controlled them). It sounds like there is an extra low setting that I haven’t seen yet, and I would also hate that but have been lucky so far I guess.
Great job as always !!! 😼
I'd much rather be looking out the window at that awesome scenery,rather than like the rest of that mob just viewing the IFE.,you don't get to see such mountain's like that everyday.That food you were given looked damned good too,absolute fab flight report as always!✈👍
Vistara has the nicest product and the livery among the South Asian airlines.I was really disappointed when i heard they will get merged with AI.Anyways nic review.
Maybe one of the last Vistara videos… I'm really excited what Air India has to offer in the future 😁 And I really feel the same about the windows… I mean dimmable windows are great but if the crew blocks all windows its just annoying 😁✈
One of my greatest disappointments was when I flew on the 787. I've always look at them on the tarmacs…great wing and design. But…the windows are really a mess. Just horrible. That's a matter of taste. Always. Even though I love the sound of both RR and GE engines on the 787…..I really avoid to fly on them. That's why on the last 5 years I prefer to buy tickets on Airbus planes. Mainly the A350…which is the best airplane to me right now for international flights. By far…A350. I follow the Comercial plane industry more than 30 years (as a spotter, private pilot and reader). I've never been seen so much distance between Airbus and Boeing. The long time when fly with a Boeing was such a good feeling, has just past. As far as I get, I prefer to fly on Airbus planes. When A321XLR arrives…the market will change forever.
India por fin¡¡¡¡ Aunque no escriba, te sigo siempre Lucas¡¡ Ya puedes decir que casi, casi has dado la vuelta al mundo. Me gusta el aeropuerto de Delhi, tiene todo lo que a mi me gusta, tiendas para comprar, etc, jejejejej. Vaya ruta preciosa, si yo fuera en el avión no paro de mirar por la ventanilla. Dormir en este vuelo es un sacrilegio. No entiendo lo de las ventanillas si la compañía aérea dice que no se hace. No me gusta que me controlen mi ventanilla. Luego decimos los pasajeros que se come mal en los aviones, mentira mentira. LLevo viéndote varios videos que te pones las "botas" con la comida, jajajja. La verdad es que las comidas tienen una pinta estupenda, han mejorado desde que yo no vuelo a través del océano Atlántico. En los vuelos cortos, ni agua. París al anochecer, ayyyyy que envidia¡¡¡¡¡ Cómo me gusta París, aunque no he ido todavía, por desgracia. Bueno, te comento, que ya he volado por primera vez después de la pandemia. A donde ya te imaginas, a Mallorca. Fántastico el vuelo con Iberia. Tu primer viaje desde la India, maravilloso. Un abrazo muy grande Lucas.l
Me falta añadir que Vistara me parece buena compañía aérea y el avión muy nuevo, 3 años. No he subido nunca. A ver si cuando me jubile, salgo de mi zona de confort.
You should review copa airlines!
That was a great video
Very lucky to see two big jets at the same time and later again one.
Eifel Tower by night from the air is also something special.
Yes, you did it right, the pancake type of thing as a wrap. i know it as roti.
And i like the interior of the Dehli terminal too.
RUDE STAFF AND DIRTY SEATS!! YOU MUST BE CRAZY USE THE AIRLINE