Akasa Air, Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed-airline, to start Bengaluru-Mumbai flights from Aug 19
India TV NewsHighlights Akasa Air will start operating flights on the Bengaluru-Mumbai route from August 19 The airline will start operations on the Bengaluru-Kochi route on August 13 The airline plans to add another 12 to 14 planes every 12 months Akasa Air on Tuesday said it will start operating flights on the Bengaluru-Mumbai route from August 19. "With this, Akasa Air will have completed the inaugural phase of its network development across key cities like Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Kochi and Bengaluru, making a total of 82 weekly flights available within the first few weeks of its operations," the airline said in a statement. Flying with the airline code QP, Akasa Air will begin commercial operations with two aircraft from August 07, it mentioned. The airline plans to add another 12 to 14 planes every 12 months, which will make up its order of 72 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, delivered over five years, it mentioned.