Akasa Air adds Delhi as its 6th destination, aims to operate over 250 flights per week

Newly-launched carrier Akasa Air is aiming for over 250 flights per week operating over nine domestic routes by the second week of October.

The airline said that it is adding Delhi as its sixth destination starting October 7, with the induction of a fifth aircraft into the fleet.

Akasa Air, founded by late stock market investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala along with aviation industry veteran Vinay Dube, launched its operations on August 7 with a flight to Ahmedabad from Mumbai. Since then, it has expanded the route network to Chennai, Kochi, Bengaluru.

Besides, it will also commence an additional daily flight on the Ahmedabad-Bengaluru route from October 7.

“We will achieve the milestone of 250 flights per week soon. Apart from flights between Delhi and Bengaluru, we further augment our network between Bengaluru and Ahmedabad by adding the second frequency between this route,” said Praveen Iyer, co-founder and chief commercial officer, Akasa Air in a statement.

“As Indian air travellers continue to return to travel in promising numbers, Delhi has been witnessing a significant revival in passenger traffic. We look forward to catering to the growing demand and continue adding more destinations on our network,” he added.

Akasa Air’s fleet size will be 18 aircraft by the end of March 2023 and over the next four years, the airline will add 54 additional aircraft, taking its total fleet size to 72 aircraft, the airline stated.