IndiGo, Vistara may ground jets as virus cases jump in India

Two of India’s most high-profile airlines are considering grounding planes as the coronavirus ravages travel demand, people familiar with the matter said. IndiGo has seen traffic slump as much as 30% in India, while its international flights have dried up following govt restrictions on travel, one of the people said. In addition to potential groundings, Vistara is considering delaying delivery of some of the first batch of Boeing 787 Dreamliners it has on order, another person said. Should the pair go ahead with the flight cancellations, they’d join the growing number of airlines around the world doing so as the pandemic keeps people from flying. Indian carriers had so far avoided major reductions in flights but pressure is mounting as the number of confirmed cases keeps climbing in the world’s second-most populous country. <br/>