India's Akasa Air plans to start flights to Kuwait by end of October

Monday, March 25, 2024

After launching its maiden overseas services to Doha this month, India's Akasa Air plans to start flights to Kuwait, Riyadh and Jeddah by the end of October 2024, Akasa Air Founder and Chief Executive Officer Vinay Dube told PTI in an interview.

The carrier, which has a fleet of 24 Boeing 737 Max aircraft, will be launching its international operations on March 28 with a flight connecting Mumbai and Doha. The service will be operated four times a week.

"We have got traffic rights for Kuwait, Riyadh, Jeddah ... all of which we hope to launch by the end of the IATA summer season...," Dube said. We cannot file for international flying until approvals are received from the concerned foreign government, he added.

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