Akasa Air: Akasa Air is going to complete one year of operations next month. Regarding this, Dubey said, ‘We have met our expectations.’ At present, the airline has 19 aircraft and the 20th aircraft may join its fleet this month.
Akasa Airline: Vinay Dubey, CEO of Akasa Air, has said that the airline is ‘well capitalised’. They have enough money to order planes in three digits by the end of this year. He said that the airline has the potential to grow very fast. Let us tell you that Akash Air is going to complete one year of operations next month. Regarding this, Dubey said, ‘We have met our expectations.’ At present, the airline has 19 aircraft and the 20th aircraft may join its fleet this month.
Ready to start flying on international route
The company is ready to start flying on the international route soon. Dubey said in an interview that the airline is ‘well capitalised’. The founder and CEO of Aakash Air said, ‘I think we have enough financing. We had enough money to order 72 planes and four more. Apart from this, there is enough capital to order aircraft in 3 digits by the end of this year. However, he did not give any specific financial details in this regard.
Will we go fast or slow
The airline has ordered 76 Boeing aircraft. Dubey said about the airline, “I don’t think we are preoccupied with whether we will grow a little faster or slower.” We want stability. We want to build an airline that will stand the test of time. As per official data, the domestic market share of Akash Air was 4.8 per cent in May.
He said the next 20 years are going to be the “golden age for aviation” and the country will have around 2,000 aircraft and more airports in the next 15 to 20 years. Dubey said, ‘We are very, very happy at the level we are at. I think there is a lot of growth.” The airline can start international operations when it has 20 aircraft in its fleet.
