Akasa Air commenced operations in India on Sunday with its first flight taking off from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. The flight operations have been inaugurated from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai by way of videoconferencing within the presence of Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia and MoS General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd).
Akasa Air, backed by investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala and aviation veterans Aditya Ghosh and Vinay Dube, received its air operator certificates from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on July 7.
Speaking on the launch, Scindia stated, “This event marks a new dawn in civil aviation… Ude Desh Ka Har Nagrik (every citizen can fly)…..accessibility, availability, affordability and inclusion in civil aviation were seen never before.”
Scindia stated that since Prime Minister Narendra Modi got here to energy in 2014, the nation had been witnessing “democratisation of civil airspace” as previous to it, he stated, the sector was just for the elitist and catered to .001 per cent of the inhabitants.
“In this new environment, I welcome Akasa air,” Scindia added.
Presenting a brand new airline to India 🇮🇳 @AkasaAir
Live inauguration: https://t.co/dv8pWJ24pT
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) August 7, 2022
In the inaugural phage, Akasa Air can be providing 28 weekly flights between Mumbai and Ahmedabad. After which, ranging from August 13, the airline will begin working an extra 28 weekly flights between Bengaluru and Kochi. Tickets are open on the market with quick impact. Bookings for flights can be found by way of the cellular app and its web site http://www.akasaair.com.
HMCA Shri @JM_Scindia, HMoSCA Shri @Gen_VKSingh, Shri Rajiv Bansal, Secretary-MoCA, Smt. @ushapadhee1996, JS-MoCA, Smt. Neelu Khatri, Co-founder & Sr.VP company affairs, flagged off the primary flight of @AkasaAir from @CSMIA_Official to @ahmairport.#AkasaAir pic.twitter.com/5XjPU4rBtZ
— MoCA_GoI (@MoCA_GoI) August 7, 2022
“We are extremely excited to finally be able to offer up our flights for sale. We are also excited to reveal our product which promises to be unlike anything experienced in the category thus far. With Akasa employees providing warm and efficient customer service, a reliable and dependable network, and affordable fares – we look forward to serving our customers with a flying experience that I am sure they will find delightful”, Vinay Dube, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Akasa Air, had stated, information company ANI reported.
