City
Epaper

Akasa Air adds Delhi as sixth destination, fifth aircraft joins fleet

By IANS | Updated: September 16, 2022 18:15 IST

New Delhi, Sep 16 Akasa Air, India's newest airline, announced Delhi as the sixth destination on its network, ...

Open in App

New Delhi, Sep 16 Akasa Air, India's newest airline, announced Delhi as the sixth destination on its network, adding to its existing network of Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, and Mumbai.

The newly-commencing flights on the Delhi-Bengaluru and Delhi-Ahmedabad routes will start on October 7, within two months of the airline's commercial start. To further enhance connectivity on existing sectors, the airline has also announced additional daily flights on the Ahmedabad-Bengaluru route also commencing from October 7.

Akasa Air has been aggressively scaling up its operations and will have crossed 250 flights per week by October 10, along a total of nine routes.

With a fleet expansion plan that adds one new aircraft every 15 days, the airline will soon put its fifth aircraft into operation.

It will continue to grow its network to establish a strong pan-India presence with a focus on metro to tier 2 & 3 route connectivity. 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.

Commenting on the rapid expansions, Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder, and Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa Air, said: "Elated to have added our national capital, New Delhi, to our fast-growing network. With our fifth aircraft coming into operations shortly, 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 2nd frequency between this route.

"In addition, we also announce another new route, Delhi- Ahmedabad -Delhi with very convenient timings, all effective 7th October. As Indian air travellers continue to return to travel in promising numbers, Delhi has been witnessing significant revival in passenger traffic. We look forward to catering to the growing demand and continue adding more destinations on our network."

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Tags: Air forcePraveen iyerdelhiNew DelhiThe new delhi municipal councilDelhi south-west`delhiDelhi capitalSouth delhi district administrationIto delhiGhaziabad district administration
Open in App

Related Stories

NationalDelhi Airport Issues Advisory Amid India-Pakistan Tensions; Flight Disruptions Likely

NationalIndia-Pakistan Tension: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta Reviews Emergency Preparedness in Hospitals

NationalIndian Railways Launches Special Trains from Udhampur, Jammu to Delhi Amid Rising Tensions Post Operation Sindoor

NationalDelhi To Conduct Air Raid Siren Test at 3 P.M; Public Advised To Stay Calm

NationalDelhi on High Alert: India Gate Evacuated and Security Tightened Amid Rising India-Pakistan Tensions (Watch Video)

International Realted Stories

InternationalIndia insisted on direct communication between the DGMOs, rejecting any third-party assurances: Sources

InternationalMuslim World League welcomes 'ceasefire agreement' between India and Pakistan

InternationalMore than 100 terrorists captured in Judea, Samaria

InternationalCrown Prince of Abu Dhabi arrives in Astana on official visit

InternationalJaishankar talks to Egyptian FM, emphasises importance of "zero tolerance" for terrorism