Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, launched its first flight from Chennai on Saturday, allowing it to offer twice-daily flights between Chennai and Bengaluru.
Chennai-based airline Air India is expanding its operations by adding one additional daily flight from Mumbai to Chennai on September 15, 2022, as well as one more daily flight from Bengaluru to Chennai on September 26, 2022.
Moreover, the airline will begin flying between Chennai and Kochi on September 26, 2022, strengthening its pan-Indian network.
| Flight No | Departure | Dep. Time | Arrival | Arr. Time | Frequency | Start Date |
| QP 1319 | Bengaluru | 08:30 | Chennai | 09:35 | Daily | Sept 10 |
| QP 1320 | Chennai | 10:15 | Bengaluru | 11:20 | Daily | Sept 10 |
| QP 1313 | Bengaluru | 12:00 | Chennai | 13:05 | Daily | Sept 10 |
| QP 1316 | Chennai | 13:40 | Bengaluru | 14:35 | Daily | Sept 10 |
| QP 1304 | Mumbai | 18:10 | Chennai | 19:55 | Daily | Sept 15 |
| QP 1305 | Chennai | 20:50 | Mumbai | 22:45 | Daily | Sept 15 |
| QP 1307 | Bengaluru | 15:15 | Chennai | 16:20 | Daily | Sept 26 |
| QP 1310 | Chennai | 21:15 | Bengaluru | 22:15 | Daily | Sept 26 |
| QP 1308 | Chennai | 17:00 | Kochi | 18:30 | Daily | Sept 26 |
| QP 1309 | Kochi | 19:15 | Chennai | 20:40 | Daily | Sept 26 |
The airline’s rapid expansion of cities, routes, and frequencies is consistent with its plan to expand its network across India in phases but rapidly.
Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder, and Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa Air, commented on the new route:
“We have achieved yet another milestone today with the launch of commercial flights from Chennai, which is the fifth city in our network. From today, we will offer double-daily flights in each direction on this new route”.
“Within the next 5 days, we will strengthen our network from Chennai by connecting to Mumbai, the financial capital of India, effective 15th September. On the 26th of September, with the start of the Chennai-Kochi route.”
“we will further strengthen our connectivity from Chennai. The increased capacities across these key focus cities backed by affordable fares will provide our customers with many options to choose from while planning their travel. We are delighted to augment our network to meet our commitment of progressively adding more cities along new sectors”, he said.
Four additional aircraft have been added to the airline’s fleet since it began commercial operations with two aircraft. A focus will be placed on metro-to-tier 2 and 3 route connectivity and expanding its fleet further to establish a strong pan-India presence.
A total of 72 aircraft will be in Akasa Air’s fleet by the end of March 2023, after adding 54 additional aircraft over the next four years.
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