Agartala, Jul 23, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala July 23: A three member team from Akasa Airlines – the newest airline – visited MBB Airport Agartala as part of the feasibility study for introducing flights.

In a tweet, MBB Airport Agartala revealed this on Friday. According to the tweet, the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala promoted Akasa Airlines is mulling over starting flight services from Agartala to Guwahati/Bengaluru sector. If things go as planned, the newest Airline is likely to start its operation either from the last week of August or first week of September 2022.

Akasa Airlines was granted the Air Operator Certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation recently – in July 2022.

“We are pleased to announce the receipt of our Air Operator Certificate (AOC). This is a significant milestone, enabling us to open our flights for sale and leading to the start of commercial operations”, Akasa Airlines wrote in a tweet.

At present, the airlines is gearing up to start its operation with flights between Mumbai and Ahmadabad on August 7, Zee 24 Kalak tweeted. It will start with brand-new Boeing 737 Max Aircraft. The airlines will later expand its area of operation in a phased manner.

According to the aviation sector experts, Akasa Airlines may be become a challenger to IndiGo which is practically much ahead of other existing airlines in terms of fund and area of operation.  

In one of several tweets, the airlines wrote, “We’re bringing you closer to Your Sky, starting with these destinations! Book now at http://akasaair.com or download our app on Play Store”.

Meanwhile, the airlines is in hiring mood and it already unveiled dresses of the crews in Twitter with #AkasaCrewLook.