Agartala, Oct 21, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Agartala Oct 21: A new chapter in the development of air communication in the state began on Friday.

New aircraft of "Akasa Air" QP 1324 Agartala-Bengaluru via Guwahati, with 189 seats started its journey from the Agartala MBB Airport on Friday in presence of Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha and Transport and Tourism Minister Pranajit Singha Roy.

Addressing at the launch program at MBB Airport chief minister Dr Manik Saha said, “The main pillar of development is improved communication system. Aiming at that direction, the present government is making all efforts to develop the communication system”.

The Chief Minister also spoke about the drastic development that the Agartala Airport has gone through in all terms.

Akasa Air, a new Indian low-cost airline, started its flight operations along Agartala-Guwahati and Agartala-Bengaluru routes from Friday onwards.

Akasa Air, a brand of SNV Aviation Private Limited, is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered at Mumbai in Maharashtra.  

It is backed by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. 

The airline acquired its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in July this year. 

The CEO of Akasa Air, Vinay Dube, has stated that Akasa aims to have 18 aircraft by the end of 2022, and to add around 12-14 aircraft per year. 

He also said Akasa Air will have around 72 aircraft by 5 years. 

Dube stated that the airline will initially have services from metro cities to tier-2 and tier-3 cities, as well as operating flights to major cities across India as well. 

On July 7, 2022, Akasa Air received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from DGCA after completing the required proving flights. 

The airline is expected to launch commercial operations by the end of July prior to completing any final formalities. 

On July 22, 2022, Akasa Air started Flight Booking on its website.