Interview | Akasa Air: Will get first aircraft in April, flights from May or June, says founder

The country’s newest airline will acquire 18 aircraft in the first year and focus on domestic routes, before launching international flights, says Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube.

The country’s newest airline, Akasa Air, expects to get its first aircraft in April 2022 and launch operations by May or June. In the first 18 months, it will serve domestic routes with a focus on metro to tier-2 cities and, thereafter, expand to international destinations. Vinay Dube, Akasa Air’s founder, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, shared his plans for the airline with in an e-mail interview.

We expect our first aircraft delivery in the second half of April 2022 with the intention to start commercial operations by late May or early June of 2022.