Akasa Air begin Flights between Chennai and Bengaluru to Mumbai by September 15

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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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