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Business EconomyPosted at: Aug 12 2022 4:26PM


Akasa Air begins flight between Bengaluru-Kochi

Kochi, Aug 12 (UNI) Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, on Friday inaugurated its service in Bangalore-Kochi-Bangalore sector.
CIAL (Cochin International Airport Limited) Managing Director S Suhas IAS inaugurated Akasa’s maiden flight from Kochi.
Taking off from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport at 11 AM, Akasa Air’s QP 1353 arrived at Cochin International Airport at 12.04 pm.
Subsequently the first flight from Cochin International Airport QP 1354 took off at 1.10 pm and arrived at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport at 2.15 pm on August 13 onwards, Akasa Air will offer double-daily flights in each direction on the Bengaluru-Kochi sector.
Of the two daily services, the first one will arrive from Bangalore at 8.30 am and return at 9.05 am. The second flight will be arriving at 12.30 pm and returning at 1.10 pm.
Kochi topped the list of Akasa’s first phase of operation with 56 services catering to Kochi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, and Bangalore.
CIAL Managing Director S. Suhas said that CIAL is happy that Kochi Airport has been given priority by Akasa for its first phase of operation.
“CIAL cherishes the collaboration with Akasa. This will enhance the connectivity in this sector and will trigger a change in the airfare matrix. The efforts taken by the Hon. Chairman and the Board of Directors to bring in more airlines have started producing results. Commencement of Akasa’s operation exemplifies CIAL’s vision to offer optimum convenience and flexibility for the passengers," Suhas added.
Praveen Iyer, Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa said that the airline is extremely grateful for the response it has received from travelers since the maiden flight which was flagged off by Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on August 7.
"With this new Bengaluru – Kochi route, we look forward to our customers from these cities experiencing Akasa Air’s warm and efficient customer service and reliable operations at affordable fares.”
A M Shabeer (Executive Director, CIAL ), Dinesh Kumar (Head -operations, CIAL), Saji Daniel (Chief Financial Officer, CIAL) participated.
With the commencement of Akasa’s operation, Kochi airport will see 100 departures to Bangalore alone in a week. IndiGo, AirAsia, GoFirst, and Alliance Air currently operating in the sector.
Akasa air has started its commercial operations with two aircraft and plans to induct two 737 MAX aircraft each month, to establish a strong pan-India presence, with a focus on metro to tier 2 & 3 route connectivity.
Akasa Air’s fleet size will be 18 aircraft by the end of March 2023 and over the next four years, the airline will add 54 additional aircraft, taking its total fleet size to 72 aircraft.
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