{"id":21844,"date":"2022-06-25T15:56:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-25T10:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=21844"},"modified":"2022-07-04T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-04T07:30:40","slug":"jhunjhunwala-backed-akasa-air-to-begin-flight-operations-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/25\/jhunjhunwala-backed-akasa-air-to-begin-flight-operations-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air to begin flight operations in July"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Akasa, India\u2019s newest airline, will conduct a proving flight with the country\u2019s Directorate General of Civil Aviation <\/a>as early as next week as it looks to begin commercial services by around the end of July, Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube told Friday.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Akasa<\/a>, backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, will likely receive its air operator\u2019s certificate within days of the proving flight, apply for airport slots and start to sell tickets within two to three-week time, Dube told in an interview at the startup airline\u2019s office in Mumbai.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The value carrier\u2019s first routes will be domestic, with a focus on point-to-point services. International flights are on track to start in the second half of 2023, said Dube, a former Delta Air Lines Inc. veteran who also ran Jet Airways India Ltd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t believe in the hub concept. Akasa\u2019s network will be focusing on flights from Indian metro cities to tier two and tier three cities,” Dube told.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Akasa air, whose other backers include Aditya Ghosh, the executive who spearheaded low-cost carrier IndiGo for almost a decade, has bold development plans, intent on adding 18 aircraft in the year ending March 2023. The first delivery from a November order for 72 Boeing Co. 737 Max jets, worth $9 billion at sticker prices, is in hand and Akasa should take delivery of one to two planes a month, Dube told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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