Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Akasa Air Eligible For International Routes, Operates 900 Flights Every Week

Akasa Air has flown 4.3 million passengers with over 900 flights per week, besides becoming eligible to fly internationally with a fleet of 20 aircraft in its first year of commercial operations, which it completed on Monday, the airline said in a statement. Owned by SNV Aviation Pvt Ltd and founded by former Jet Airways CEO, Vinay Dube along with others, Akasa Air commenced operations with its maiden flight taking off from Mumbai for Ahmedabad on August 7, 2022.

In its first year of commercial operations, Akasa Air served 4.3 million passengers with a 4.9% market share, and crossed the milestone of operating over 900 weekly flights with a published network of 35 unique routes across 16 destinations, the airline said in a statement on Monday.

Also, the airline said, it has carried over 25,000 tonnes of cargo across its network during this time.

Akasa has during the period also registered a passenger load factor of over 84 per cent since the start of operations, with a steadily growing record of close to 90% in the current financial year, it said.

08/08/2023 PTI/BQ Prime


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