Higher airfares due to any further cost escalation will hit demand: IndiGo amid Middle East conflictIndiGo's aspirations for summer international routes hinge on the evolving situation in the Middle East. With soaring fuel costs, travelers...
24 Mar, 2026, 05.25 PM IST
Price hikes, outlook cuts - What airlines are doing as fuel costs surgeA sharp surge in jet fuel prices, attributed to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, is significantly impacting the global aviation industry. Airl...
23 Mar, 2026, 01.26 PM IST
Akasa Air announces fuel surcharge after Air India, IndiGoAkasa Air will implement a fuel surcharge on bookings starting Sunday. This move follows IndiGo and Air India. The surcharge ranges from ₹1...
15 Mar, 2026, 12.06 AM IST
Akasa Air joins Indian airlines to apply fuel surcharges on domestic, international flight tickets amid Iran warAkasa Air has introduced fuel surcharges ranging from Rs 199 to Rs 1,300 on domestic and international flights, effective March 15. This mo...
14 Mar, 2026, 02.40 PM IST
Holi fare war! Akasa & IndiGo offer big discounts to make you splurge on travelAs Holi approaches, Akasa Air, IndiGo, and Star Air have announced special discounts on domestic and international flights. The discounted ...
11 Mar, 2025, 12.43 PM IST
Why Premji-Ranjan Pai are betting millions on Akasa AirAkasa Air, a new budget carrier, is securing substantial investment from prominent family offices amidst a challenging Indian aviation sect...
13 Dec, 2024, 03.01 PM IST
Akasa Air passenger claims expired food was served on flight, airline says probing matterAn Akasa Air passenger has alleged that expired food packets were served on a Gorakhpur-Bengaluru flight. The airline acknowledged the issu...
09 Sep, 2024, 08.08 AM IST
Akasa to be among world’s top 30 airlines by turn of decade, CEO Vinay Dube tells employeesIn a message marking its second anniversary, Akasa Air co-founder Vinay Dube announced the airline's goal to be among the top 30 global air...
07 Aug, 2024, 09.23 PM IST
Aviation market big enough for Akasa Air to succeed, says CEO Vinay DubeAs Akasa Air expands domestically and internationally, CEO Vinay Dube focuses on service excellence and cost leadership, rather than compet...
30 Jun, 2024, 01.20 PM IST
Akasa Air eyes $75-100 mn via fresh equity, move to dilute Jhunjhunwala family’s 46% stakeAkasa Air wants to use the fund to make pre-delivery payments for its order of 72 Boeing 737 Max jets, for which 19 have already been deliv...
15 Jun, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
Akasa Air to place large plane order in 2023, eyes international growthThe 200-day-old airline currently flies 17 Boeing 737 MAX planes out of a total order of 72 jets to be delivered by March 2027. The order p...
16 Feb, 2023, 04.24 PM IST
Who will dominate India's skies? Airlines roll out attractive offers to lure customersA close look at air fare disclosed that a ticket from Mumbai to Ahmedabad is costing Rs 1,399 on Go First and Rs 1,497 on new entrant Akasa...
07 Sep, 2022, 02.01 PM IST
Boeing expects India to be the fastest growing aviation market“We are forecasting airlines to rebound quickly and add 25%-plus percent annual seats back into the market,” Dave Schulte, the managing dir...
01 Sep, 2022, 07.05 PM IST
Indian airline industry takes off after COVID turbulenceUnion Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia recently said, "In the last five years, we have grown from 2013-14 almost 6 crore passen...
23 Aug, 2022, 05.01 PM IST
IndiGo, SpiceJet rally up to 7% as cap on ticket prices liftsThe government had imposed a minimum and maximum band based on the flight's duration to prevent ticket prices from spiking once restriction...
11 Aug, 2022, 10.27 AM IST
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Akasa wants to be the greenest airline in the world"We have announced the use of recycled material in our uniforms. It’s something you will see us doing at every step of the way and making e...
14 Jul, 2022, 10.14 AM IST
A deal with Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's new airline could give Boeing the wings it badly needsThe 737 Max was grounded in 2019 following two deadly crashes that killed 346 people. Its return has taken longer in Asia-Pacific than in o...
12 Aug, 2021, 11.53 AM IST