Akasa Air commences operations in Jeddah, strengthens its presence in Saudi Arabia

India’s newest airline Akasa Air on Wednesday announced that it commenced operations to Jeddah from Mumbai and Ahmedabad with direct flights. The first flight departed Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai at 7:35 pm IST on July 15 and arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah at 10:25 pm AST, said the airline in a press release.

The airline now operates daily direct flights connecting Jeddah and Mumbai. It aims to operate 12 direct flights a week from July 21.



Flights connecting Jeddah and Ahmedabad will begin from July 20, operating a two weekly flights.

“We are delighted to expand our international network with the launch of operations to Jeddah. The response to our Mumbai-Riyadh route has been encouraging and reflects the need for enhanced connectivity between India and Saudi Arabia. Direct flights connecting Jeddah with Mumbai and Ahmedabad will foster trade and provide further options to pilgrims from India to Jeddah and drive inbound tourism to the country,” said Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer.

Akasa Air commenced international services in March 2024, and has expanded since then. The airline currently operates flights to Doha, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi and Jeddah and has also been granted traffic rights for Kuwait, and Medina (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).


Belson Coutinho, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing and Experience Officer, Akasa Air said, “The launch of operations to Jeddah is yet another stepping-stone in our journey of taking the warm and efficient Akasa experience to the world. Passengers onboard can relish some truly distinguished culinary offerings with our onboard meal service Café Akasa, and enjoy the comfort of our spacious cabins and the convenience of in-seat charging with USB ports on most of our aircraft.

Akasa Air currently connects with 22 domestic and four international cities, namely Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kochi, Delhi, Guwahati, Agartala, Pune, Lucknow, Goa, Hyderabad, Varanasi, Bagdogra, Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Port Blair, Ayodhya, Gwalior, Srinagar, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, Doha (Qatar), Jeddah, Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) and Abu Dhabi (UAE).