India’s low-cost startup airline Akasa Air will take slightly longer to begin operations than previously planned. A delay in acquiring its first aircraft, which is needed to get the Air Operator Certificate (AOC), has pushed back the launch by a few weeks.
Akasa to take off in July
The team at Akasa Air will have to wait a little longer to launch operations. The airline has already received the No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the government but needs its first aircraft to apply for an AOC.
Akasa had hoped to get the plane in the second week of April to carry out proving flights before getting the green signal to take off in June. However, its launch has now been pushed to July. The carrier’s CEO Vinay Dube told the Press Trust of India,
“As we get closer to the airline launch date, we can now confirm refined estimates on our timelines. We expect our first aircraft delivery by early June 2022, with the intention to start commercial operations in July 2022.”
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