Karnataka invites Vistara to set up hub in Bengaluru.

The Karnataka Government has invited Tata-Singapore JV airline, Vistara to set up its hub in Bengaluru and has also promised it would address the issue of high sales tax on ATF. Tata Vistara airline is a joint venture between Tata Sons Limited and Singapore Airlines Limited (SIA) with Tata Sons holding the majority stake of 51 per cent in the company.

'I had one-to-one meeting with Phee Teik Yeoh, CEO, Vistara and other company officials, here at Aero India. I have requested them to set up its base here in Bengaluru similar to Air Asia,' Karnataka Chief Secretary Kaushik Mukherjee told BusinessLine.

'I made the proposal to the CEO keeping their expansion in mind and vibrancy of Kempegowda International airport operated by BIAL. The airport has been clocking 9 per cent growth annually for the past couple of years and passenger traffic has touched 7 million,'he added.

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