Akasa Air starts direct flights between Mumbai and Kolkata
Akasa Air, India’s newest airline, has further enhanced its domestic connectivity by starting direct flights between Mumbai and Kolkata from July 7, 2023 onwards. The airline will connect Kolkata with three destinations, including Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Guwahati, and has also ramped up its frequency between Delhi and Ahmedabad with two daily flights.
With 200 weekly departures, Akasa Air has now connected Mumbai with 12 domestic destinations, including Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Lucknow, Goa, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Varanasi, Bagdogra, Kochi and Guwahati. Further, frequencies have increased from the city to various prominent destinations such as Delhi, Goa and Bengaluru to 3 times, 4 times and 8 times average daily flights respectively, the airline said in a statement.
Witnessing growing demand, the airline has also bolstered its connectivity from Pune with direct flights to Delhi and Goa, taking its weekly departures from the city up to 47 flights connecting a total of 4 domestic destinations, including Bengaluru, Delhi, Bhubaneshwar, and Goa. Commenting on the announcement, Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa Air said, «Akasa Air was born with the aim to make air travel accessible for Indians, and we are delighted to be able to optimise our network in line with our vision.
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