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Now there will be a new option for air travel – Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Akas Air

Billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air on Thursday said it has received an Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Directorate General of Aviation Regulatory Affairs (DGCA). According to the report, the airline said that it will start commercial operations later this month.

Akasa Air said in the statement that the grant of AOC signifies the airline’s operational readiness to satisfactorily meet all regulatory and compliance requirements. The information shared on Twitter said that the airline has successfully operated several proven flights under the supervision of DGCA. The airline, backed by billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX aircraft in India on June 21.

Vinay Dubey, Founder-CEO, Akasa Air, said, “We are grateful to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and DGCA for their constructive guidance, proactive support and the highest level of efficiency during the AOC process. We are now looking forward to open our flights for sale, and commence commercial operations by the end of July. The airline said that Akasa Air is the first airline after the government’s initiative to usher in a new era of digitization whose end-to-end AOC process was conducted using the government’s progressive EGCA digital platform.

Akasa Air, whose airline code is QP, received its first 737 MAX on June 21, 2022. According to the airline, it will start commercial operations with two planes later this month and will add planes to its fleet every month later.

The airline will have 18 aircraft by the end of FY22-23 and after that, 12-14 aircraft will be added every 12 months. The company will have 72 aircraft in its fleet over a period of five years. Last November, Akasa Air announced the order for 72 737 MAX aircraft from Boeing. The order includes two variants of the 737 MAX family – the 737-8 and 737-8-200. In such a situation, it can be said that now a new option will be available for air flight for Indian domestic airline passengers.

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