Akasa Airline first flight: Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-owned India’s newest airline debuts

Akasa Airline first flight: First flight of Akasa Airline: Big Bull Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s Akasa Airline took off on Sunday, with Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia inaugurating the country’s youngest airline company. The first flight of Akasa Airline was from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.

Previously, on July 22, India’s newest airline, Akasa Air, opened ticket reservations for its first commercial flights on Friday, with an initial network in Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kochi.

Akasa Air, with the airline code QP, will begin operations on August 7, 2022, with 28 weekly flights between Mumbai and Ahmedabad.

Earlier this year, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed airline received the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

On August 7, Akasa Air will fly from Mumbai to Ahmedabad, and will later expand to Bengaluru-Kochi (August 12 onwards), Bengaluru-Mumbai (August 19 onwards), and Bengaluru-Ahmedabad (August 23 onwards).

Akasa’s network strategy will be to connect India’s major cities with smaller towns. The network will be phased in and will connect more cities as the airline plans to add two aircraft per month in the first year.

“We are overjoyed to finally be able to offer our flights for sale. We’re also excited to show off our product, which promises to be unlike anything else in the category. With Akasa employees providing friendly and efficient customer service, a dependable network, and low fares, we look forward to providing our customers with a flying experience that I am confident they will enjoy “Vinay Dube, Founder and CEO of Akasa Air, had previously stated.