Akasa Air to hit foreign skies by end of 2023
The HinduLate Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air, the new entrant in the Indian civil aviation sector, said it will start international operations to destinations that match the capability of Boeing 737 MAX’ by the end of calendar 2023. Vinay Dube, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Akasa Air told The Hindu in Bengaluru that the airline would introduce international flights by the end of this year and was currently in the process of evaluating location options based on the capability of MAX.’ “We are exploring destinations that MAX is capable of hitting. According to Mr. Dube, Akasa Air has already placed orders for 72 aircraft worth $9 billion of which 18 have been delivered while the remaining would be received by March 2027. Travel outlook incredibly bright Future was incredibly bright for travel, and domestic travel had already picked up to pre-pandemic levels while the international market was yet to come back fully, Mr. Dube observed.