Akasa Airline

Last Updated: March 02, 2023, 12:48 ISTWhile Akasa Air has already placed a firm order for 72 Boeing 737 MAX airplanes, the low-cost airline has plans of placing an order for over 100 aircraft in the time to come.Akasa Air has completed six months of operation, and with the delivery of one aircraft every 15 days, the airline has reached a fleet size of 17 aircraft and has flown over one million passengers since its launch in August 2022.Akasa Air has been expanding its network across the country in a phased manner with a…

Last Updated: January 25, 2023, 14:28 ISTAkasa Air on Tuesday announced it will operate daily flights between Hyderabad and Bengaluru and between Hyderabad and Goa starting from January 25.Two additional Hyderabad-Bengaluru frequencies will be added starting February 15, the airline said.Akasa Air Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Praveen Iyer said, “Commencing operations from Hyderabad, our 13th destination with daily flights to Goa and Bengaluru further strengthens our presence in southern India." Akasa Air…

Following the passing of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala on August 14, Akasa Air’s CEO has promised to continue to serve the nation. Vinay Dube, Founder and CEO at Akasa Air, said, ”Yesterday we received our third aircraft in Delhi, which will be put into operation on the Mumbai-Bengaluru sector shortly. We will continue to grow our fleet by adding one new aircraft every two weeks. While these are gratifying moments in our journey, we at Akasa Air continue to mourn the passing of Mr. Jhunjhunwala. For those of us at Akasa that got to…

Stock market maverick Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed airline Akasa Air on Monday revealed a picture of its first aircraft. Through a Twitter post, it attached a picture of the aircraft with the caption: “Can’t keep calm! Say hi to our QP-pie!.” In another tweet, it said: “Coming soon to Your Sky.” The low-cost carrier plans to offer commercial flights starting in the summer of 2022 and use its new fleet of 737s to meet the growing demand across India. Can’t keep calm! Say hi to our QP-pie! 😍#AvGeek…