Akasa Air News
In the past few days, nearly a dozen Indian flights, including some heading for foreign destinations, have received bomb threats, and nothing suspicious was found in the planes.
An Air India Express spokesperson told PTI in a statement that they, along with a few other operators, received a "specific" security threat from an unverified social media handle.
The Digi Yatra service, a fully biometric-based self-boarding solution, ensures a hassle-free travel experience for passengers.
Akasa Air has announced its strategic partnership with upcoming Noida International Airport, which is being constructed in Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.
Akasa Air, India's latest approved international carrier, adds Port Blair as its 17th destination, offering daily flights from December 15, connecting via Chennai.
Akasa Air is preparing to induct two more Boeing aircraft in its fleet, while the carrier also plans on announcing a triple-digit aircraft order in the next 75 days or by the end of this year.
Akasa Air has been recently facing operational issues because of a number of pilots abandoning their duties and leaving the office without serving a mandatory contractual notice period.
The Akasa Air plane landed on a separate runway and passengers disembarked after which CISF personnel conducted a thorough search of the plane for about an hour.
Akasa Air told the Delhi High Court that it is in a "state of crisis" following the "sudden and abrupt" resignation of over 40 pilots without serving the mandatory notice period.
The newest airliner in the country - Akasa Air, has bagged the clearances from the aviation watchdog to begin with their international operations.
Akasa is reportedly requesting around Rs 22 crore in compensation for the loss of revenue and damage to its reputation, citing that the 43 pilots in question departed without fulfilling the mandatory notice period.
Domestic budget air carriers SpiceJet and Akasa Air currently operate the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft with CFM engines in India.
Achieving the criteria of successfully operating 900 flights every week and having a fleet of 20 planes, Akasa Air can now start operating on international routes as well.
Akasa Air reached a fleet size of 20 aircraft within a year of commencing operations in August 2022, making it eligible to start international flights from India.
Akasa Air, in a statement said that the airline has 3,000 employees currently and expects to grow to approximately 3,500 employees in 2023.
The additional order of four Boeing 737-8s is being made at the Paris Air Show as Akasa Air targets to commence international operations by the end of 2023.
Akasa Air, India's newest airline operates over 900 weekly flights on 35 unique routes connecting 16 cities, namely Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, among others.
Passengers flying on any Tuesday on an Akasa Air flight can avail a flat 10 percent discount on Saver and Flexi base fares across all flights.
With Kolkata added as a destination, Akasa Air customers will have an option to travel seamlessly from Bengaluru to Guwahati via Kolkata with no change of aircraft.
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