Akasa Air, the Indian start-up airline, is rapidly scaling up its operations by adding its 10th domestic destination and eighth connecting city from Bengaluru. The airline plans to add two flights daily on the Bengaluru-Vishakhapatnam route from December 2022.
Going ahead, Akasa also plans to increase the frequency of the Bengaluru-Ahmedabad route to thrice-weekly flights and double daily flights from November 2022, connecting India’s IT hubs, Pune, and Bengaluru. With the added frequencies, Akasa Air now offers 24 daily non-stop flights ex-Bengaluru by connecting to eight cities – Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Guwahati, Pune, and Vishakhapatnam.
Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa Air, said: “We are delighted to add Visakhapatnam to our expanding network as the fourth major destination in South India with daily twice Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam-Bengaluru. Visakhapatnam is a promising Tier II city and a key player in India’s growth story owing to its advantageous coastal location, real-estate boom, and industrial prospects. Strengthening our connectivity, we are pleased to add one more frequency each on the high-demand Bengaluru-Ahmedabad and the debut Bengaluru-Pune routes.”
Akasa Air has been progressively scaling up its operations and by mid-December expects to cross over 450 weekly flights on a total of fourteen routes across ten cities. The airline plans to grow its network to establish a strong pan-India presence with a focus on the metro to tier 2 & 3 route connectivity, using a fleet expansion plan that adds one new aircraft every 15 days. 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.