MUMBAI- Akasa Air (QP), India’s third-largest airline, is deploying aircraft idled by ongoing West Asia route suspensions on Hajj charter and scheduled services to Jeddah (JED), Saudi Arabia, capitalizing on a concentrated surge in pilgrim travel demand.
The move is a short-term strategy to sustain fleet utilization while key Gulf routes remain grounded.
Hajj 2026 travel to Mecca began in April, with the first pilgrim flights landing in Jeddah (JED) on April 18. Reported by Livemint, the arrival window runs through May 21, ahead of the main Hajj rituals scheduled for May 25 to 29.
Approximately 5 to 6 aircraft are being used for Hajj travel. Akasa Air has suspended services to Doha (DOH), Riyadh (RUH), and Kuwait City (KWI) as geopolitical tensions continue to disrupt Gulf airspace.
While flights to Doha, Riyadh, and Kuwait remain suspended, Akasa Air continues to operate flights to Jeddah (JED) from Ahmedabad (AMD), Bengaluru (BLR), Mumbai (BOM), Kochi (COK), and Kozhikode (CCJ), making these corridors the natural outlet for its stranded fleet capacity.
23/04/2026 Mahesh Darkunde/AviationA2Z
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