{"id":21632,"date":"2022-06-18T17:42:30","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T12:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21632"},"modified":"2022-06-18T18:22:32","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T12:52:32","slug":"indian-startup-akasa-air-to-begin-ticket-sales-in-the-first-week-of-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/18\/indian-startup-akasa-air-to-begin-ticket-sales-in-the-first-week-of-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian startup Akasa Air to begin ticket sales in the first week of July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Akasa Air seems to have its program in place for a July launch, with its CEO confident of starting ticket sales early next month. The airline was handed over its first Boeing 737 MAX airplane recently and will soon conduct establishing flights to receive its AOC.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-akasa-air-s-ceo-vinay-dube-said\">Akasa Air\u2019s CEO Vinay Dube said  <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With another national-level airline selling tickets soon, competition in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">India <\/a>is expected to rise in the next months. Tickets from early July a current interview, Akasa Air\u2019s CEO Vinay Dube told that the airline will begin selling tickets sometime near the first week of July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air-600x300.png 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air-360x180.png 360w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air-750x375.png 750w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/akasa-air.png 1076w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Akasa air  | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline\u2019s 737 MAX aircraft is yet to land in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/India\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">India <\/a>and perform proving flights for the carrier, but Akasa seems confident of everything going well in its preparation to get its AOC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-lcc-plans-to-induct-18-more-aircraft-by\">LCC plans to induct 18 more aircraft by <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The LCC plans to induct 18 more aircraft by March next year and the remaining 54 over the next four years. Dube also touched upon the routes the airline would fly on, telling that sectors between metro cities, tier two, and tier-three cities will form the bulk of its operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/18\/united-airlines-delivers-baby-formula-at-the-usas-dulles-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">United Airlines Delivers Baby Formula at the USA\u2019s Dulles Airport<\/a>       <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/27\/joby-faa-air-carrier-certification-to-begin-air-taxi-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Joby Aviation FAA air carrier certification to begin air taxi services<\/a>    <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/16\/spicejet-airlines-announce-warns-of-the-imminent-fare-hike\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">SpiceJet Airlines announce warns of the imminent fare hike<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Launching operations at a time when fuel costs are the highest in recent memory, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.akasaair.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Akasa <\/a>still plans to keep its \u201clow-cost\u201d promise of providing cheap fares. Reflecting on the current situation, Dube told that it is \u201cnot something that worries us,\u201d said,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Whether the fuel is at $120 or $50, the aviation industry not just in India but almost the world has always been competitive and it is for the benefit of the consumers because the consumer should feel happy that the aviation industry is as competitive as it is.&#8221;As far as fuel price is concerned, we feel fully confident that we will be able to compete no matter where the fuel price is.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>Not only is Akasa sure of braving the fuel prices successfully, but is hoping to offer its customers \u201cvery affordable fares\u201d as well as a level of customer service that is warm, friendly, and comfortable.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can\u2019t keep calm! Say hi to our QP-pie! \ud83d\ude0d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AvGeek?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AvGeek<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/sT8YkxcDCV\">pic.twitter.com\/sT8YkxcDCV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Akasa Air (@AkasaAir) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkasaAir\/status\/1528609416408231936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 23, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Competition ahead With Akasa hinting at competitive costs and Jet Airways also plans to begin operations later this year, are Indian carriers headed for a price war? Both airlines would want to launch with a bang and could start with lucrative introductory deals. They could even try to maintain low prices for some time to penetrate the market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-indigo-and-spicejet\">IndiGo and SpiceJet <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>But what about the established players like IndiGo and SpiceJet, which are already struggling to keep prices under control? Ansuman Deb of ICICI Securities said repoter that he believes the road ahead for incumbents will be to keep maximizing yields and keep prices low and that route-specific innovations will be critical from here on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/akasa2021122213182920211222134513.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/akasa2021122213182920211222134513.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/akasa2021122213182920211222134513-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Akasa air | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sensing grown competition in the future, IndiGo CEO Ronojoy Dutta commented last month that he expects \u201crational behavior\u201d from airlines to avoid price wars that could harm the aviation sector in the long run.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Join our <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/aviationa2z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener sponsored nofollow\">Telegram group<\/a> for the latest updates<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akasa Air seems to have its program in place for a July launch, with its CEO confident of starting ticket sales early next month. 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