Akasa Air launches Visakhapatnam-Bengaluru flight today, the 10th destination on its network

 

Akasa Air will start two daily flights on the Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam route, the first one starting December 10 and the second starting December 12, the airline said in a statement.

Domestic carrier Akasa Air announced its plans to start services from Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam from Akasa Air launches Visakhapatnam-Bengaluru flight today, the 10th destination on its network, which will be the airline's 10th destination since its launch in August this year.

Akasa Air will start two daily flights on the Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam route, with the first frequency starting December 10 and the second frequency starting December 12, the airline said in a statement.

Keeping in view the increase in demand, Akasa Air is further enhancing the connectivity between Bengaluru and Ahmedabad by adding a third frequency starting December.

Recently Akasa Air announced connecting India's IT hubs, Pune and Bengaluru with double daily flights starting 26 November. From 10 December, a third frequency is being added between Pune and Bengaluru, taking the total to three daily flight options. Akasa Air will now offer 24 daily non-stop flights from Bengaluru connecting to eight cities - Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chennai, Kochi, Guwahati, Pune and Visakhapatnam.



Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa Air, said, “We are delighted to add Visakhapatnam as the fourth major destination in South India to our expanding network, which has twice-daily Bengaluru-Visakhapatnam Bengaluru.

Visakhapatnam is a promising Tier II city and a key player in India's growth story due to its advantageous coastal location, real-estate boom and industrial potential. Strengthening our connectivity, we are happy to add one frequency each on the high-demand Bengaluru-Ahmedabad and the first Bengaluru-Pune routes."


Akasa Air is progressively expanding its operations and by mid-December is expected to cross over 450 weekly flights on a total of fourteen routes across ten cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Guwahati, Agartala, Pune and Visakhapatnam Is. ,

It will continue to grow its network to establish a strong pan-India presence with a focus on Tier 2 and 3 route connectivity to metros using a fleet expansion plan that adds a new aircraft every 15 days. Akasa Air's fleet size will be 18 aircraft by the end of March 2023 and over the next four years, the airline will add an additional 54 aircraft, taking its total fleet size to 72 aircraft.