Commercial flight of Akasa Air in June

Vinay Dube, Founder and CEO, Akasa Air, said, “We hope to launch our first commercial flight this year. We need or get all our licensing done. It’s challenging as this is an industry that is steeped in safety. Hence, one wants to make sure that the processes are extremely rigorous and challenging for the licenses to be issued.” He said this while addressing the Wings India 2022 held recently in Hyderabad. “Our first commercial flight will be coming up in June and we hope to have 18 aircraft on ground as part of our fleet within the 12 subsequent months and then every year after that 12 and 14 aircraft will get us to about 70 to 80 aircraft in five years. We are very excited and hope to serve our customers with warmth, affection and kindness,” Dube said.