{"id":64873,"date":"2024-06-16T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T06:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=64873"},"modified":"2024-06-16T11:50:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T06:20:22","slug":"akasa-air-inaugurates-mumbai-riyadh-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/16\/akasa-air-inaugurates-mumbai-riyadh-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"Akasa Air Inaugurates New Flight from Mumbai to Riyadh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MUMBAI-<\/strong> India’s youngest and greenest carrier, Akasa Air (QP)<\/a> operated its maiden flight on June 15, 2024, from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM), Mumbai<\/a> to King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch event was hosted at Mumbai Airport in the presence of <\/a>Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer\u00a0of Akasa Air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Akasa Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Akasa Air Mumbai to Riyadh Flight<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The airline will initially launch six weekly services at the times listed below and will transition to daily services effective July 1, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight schedules have been carefully planned for maximum passenger convenience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QP567 BOM 20:05 \u2013 21:55 RUH<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QP568 RUH 22:55 \u2013 05:35(+1) BOM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Akasa Air<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

BOM-RUH flight is operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8<\/a>. The first flight was operated by a 4.8-year-old aircraft, registered as VT-YAB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In early May, the airline also announced Jeddah (JED)<\/a> as its second international destination<\/a>, with flights commencing on July 15, 2024. But now Riyadh <\/a>is its second int’l destination and Jeddah will be third.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flight QP561 from Mumbai to Jeddah will depart at 19:35 and arrive at 22:25 local time. The return flight, QP562, will depart Jeddah at 23:55 and arrive in Mumbai at 07:25 the following day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Furthermore, the Low-cost carrier plans to operate two daily flights between Mumbai and Jeddah, increasing to 12 flights weekly from July 21 onwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Flynas<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Competing with Other Carriers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Traffic between India and Saudi Arabia consists of blue-collar workers, trade, and religious travelers, reported Network Thoughts<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saudi Arabia accounts for 3.9% of India’s total trade. India maintains a trade deficit with Saudi Arabia due to fuel imports from the Arab nation. Major exports from India include cereals and vehicles, while primary imports are fuel and chemicals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n