Indian Airlines Akasa Air: Akasa Air's first flight from Mumbai, Scindia started operations

Ticket booking for this flight and its other commercial flights started on July 22. Its initial network is in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Kochi.

Aug 7, 2022 - 17:10
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Indian Airlines Akasa Air: Akasa Air's first flight from Mumbai, Scindia started operations
Indian Airlines Akasa Air: Akasa Air's first flight from Mumbai, Scindia started operations

Akasa Airlines News: India's new airline Akasa Air started operations on 7 August 2022. Akasa Air made its first flight on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route. It was inaugurated by Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya M Scindia along with MoS Gen Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd). Ticket booking for this flight and its other commercial flights started on July 22. Its initial network is in Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Mumbai, and Kochi.

Akasa Air, India's newest airline, owned by veteran investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, started its flying commercial operations on August 7, 2022. Akasa Air is a low-cost airline and has started flight operations on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from tomorrow, followed by Kochi, Bengaluru, and Chennai among other cities. Akasa Air will deploy the routes' Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, the first unit of which was received in June this year. The airline had previously ordered 73 Max planes at the Dubai Airshow and will receive the planes over time. The company received its final certificate called the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). We decode what exactly Akasa Air is and what new does it bring to the table?

Akasa Air operates its first flight on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route and has started accepting bookings for tickets. Apart from these two cities, Akasa Air will also start operations in Bengaluru and Kochi on August 13 and will operate 24 weekly flights connecting these locations. Apart from these 4 locations, Akasa Air has recently announced Chennai as the fifth destination in its network and will start daily flights between Chennai and Mumbai from September 15, 2022.

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