Air Costa adds third aircraft to its fleet

Vijayawada: Air Costa has added its third Embraer 190 aircraft (110-seater) registered VT LPB to its fleet which started operating from Thursday from Gannavaram airport in Vijayawada. The flight connects the destinations Vijayawada – Bengaluru – Coimbatore – Hyderabad – Coimbatore – Bengaluru – Vijayawada.

With this, Air Costa takes it fleet size to three E 190s and one E 170 aircraft.

Vivek Choudhary, Deputy CEO Air Costa said: “I am delighted that the day has come when we include this latest generation aircraft (E 190) into our rapidly-expanding fleet. The E190 models are a larger stretch of the E170 models fitted with a wider cabin and a larger wing. It can carry up to 110 passengers in single-class high-density configuration,” he explained.
19/03/16 The Hindu

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Air Costa to add 2 E-190s in 2015

Hyderabad: Vijayawada-based airline Air Costa, which has completed over one year of operations, will be adding two Embraer E-190s to its existing fleet of four aircraft by September as the airline looks to apply for a pan-India licence this April.

"In 2015, we will lease two Embraer E-190 aircraft. One is slated to be delivered in August, the other in September," Air Costa chief financial officer Vivek Choudhary said on Tuesday.

To support pan-India expansion of its operations, Air Costa had last year placed an order for 50 aircraft valued at $2.94 billion. The aircraft will be used to launch a slew of flights to newer destinations.
25/03/15 Swati Rathor/Times of India

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Air Costa Offers Rs 999 Discount

Hyderabad: Air Costa is offering a flat discount of Rs 999 on every ticket as part of its summer sale offer on all its flights. The booking period starts on March 18 and lasts till March 22 for travel between April 15 and September 30.

The offer is for economy and economy plus travel. Normal cancellation charges and re-booking policies apply. But the offer is not applicable to bookings made for infants and group bookings.
18/03/15 New Indian Express

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Air Costa operates all-women crew flight on Women’s Day

Hyderabad: Air Costa today celebrated International Women’s Day operating special flights, Bengaluru-Hyderabad-Tirupati-Hyderabad-Bengaluru, with all Women Crew (both cockpit and cabin) on Board.

The airliner also welcomed women guests with a “Red Rose” when they checked-in for their flights at all airports across its network.
08/03/15 Business Line

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Air Costa may fly to Mysuru

Mysuru: In what could be a flicker of hope in putting Mysuru on the aviation map again, a domestic airline has shown interest in flying to the City of Palaces. Andhra Pradesh-based Air Costa has resumed talks with the airport authorities after a gap of one year.

 Mysuru Airport?director, C?Manjunath, told Deccan?Herald that Air?Costa, the?Vijayawada-based airline, had been provided with technical details a month ago and its reply was awaited. The airline was given the details about the runway width and length (it’s 1,740 metres long and 30 metres wide—conducive for operating smaller aircraft). Air Costa was in talks with the airport authorities earlier too when SpiceJet was already operating flights from Mysuru.

SpiceJet withdrew the services permanently on October 27, 2014, prompting the Airports Authority of India (AAI), which operates and maintains the airport, to resume talks with Air Costa.?The airline was quick to respond but the result is awaited.
04/03/15 Deccan Herald

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