Akasa Air, Backed By Billionaire Investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, Faces Delays

Akasa Air: The carrier, backed by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, initially planned to start operations in June and then postponed the plan to July.

Akasa Air's launch of services is likely to be delayed further as the airline is expected to receive its first aircraft only in June or July, according to a senior DGCA official.

The carrier, backed by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, initially planned to start operations in June and then postponed the plan to July.

A top airline official said it intends to start services in July.

The Mumbai-based airline, registered as SNV Aviation, received the mandatory no-objection certificate from the civil aviation ministry in October last year.