Mumbai, March 11 -- Vistara was plagued with pilot woes that impacted its flight operations at Delhi and Mumbai airports that led to the cancellation and delay of many flights. The full-service carrier that operates more than 300 flights daily with a fleet of 67 planes did not issue a statement on the issue.

While specific details are unavailable, it is believed that a combination of factors led to the pilot issues. Sources told news agency that some pilots reported sick, impacting the schedule, while there are also concerns among the pilots regarding the new salary structure, which would be the same as that of Air India.

Moreover the situation has been aggravated by the seasonal phenomenon of the crew exhausting their sick leaves as th...