Akasa Air: News

27 Oct 2024

IndiGo

50 Indian flights receive bomb threats in a day

Over 50 flights of Indian carriers were targeted with bomb threats today, in a major escalation of a two-week trend that has witnessed over 350 such threats.

25 Oct 2024

IndiGo

Fresh wave of bomb threats targets 27 Indian flights

A fresh series of bomb threats have been issued to 27 flights of major Indian airlines. The flights include six of Air India, and seven each of SpiceJet, IndiGo, and Vistara.

25 Oct 2024

Air India

Hoax bomb threats at 3 Tirupati hotels

Three hotels in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, received bomb threats through email. The police, assisted by sniffer dogs, carried out thorough searches and confirmed the threats to be hoaxes.

24 Oct 2024

Air India

Fresh bomb threats target 85 flights, including IndiGo, Air India

At least 85 flights operated by IndiGo, Air India, Vistara, and Akasa Air received bomb threats on Thursday.

20 Oct 2024

Air India

Hoax call menace: Over 20 flights targeted in 1 day 

Over 20 flights of major Indian airlines, including IndiGo, Vistara, Air India and Akasa Air, received bomb threats on Sunday. The threats were directed at both domestic and international routes.

19 Oct 2024

Air India Express

Bomb scare: Air India Express, Vistara flights receive threats

An Air India Express flight on its way from Dubai to Jaipur received a bomb threat through email early Saturday morning.

16 Oct 2024

Air India

Minor detained for airline bomb threats; wanted to frame friend 

The Mumbai Police have detained a minor in connection with a string of hoax bomb threats that targeted several airlines over the last three days.

16 Oct 2024

Air India

IndiGo, Akasa Air receive bomb threats; prompts aviation ministry's attention 

A Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight QP 1335 from Delhi, with 184 passengers on board, was diverted to Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi following a security alert on Wednesday.

26 Aug 2024

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

IndiGo-rival Akasa Air to raise $1 billion for expansion

Akasa Air, India's latest entrant in the aviation sector, is planning to raise up to $1 billion over the next three years.

19 Aug 2024

Air India

Domestic air traffic soars 7.3% to 1.3cr passengers in July

India's domestic air travel sector witnessed a significant surge in July, with over 1.29 crore passengers taking to the skies.

20 Jul 2024

IndiGo

Microsoft outage: IndiGo cancels 280+ flights in 2 days

IndiGo, India's largest airline, has canceled 93 flights today due to a massive outage at Microsoft.

03 Jun 2024

Ahmedabad

Delhi-Mumbai Akasa Air flight diverted to Ahmedabad after security alert 

An Akasa Air flight traveling from Delhi to Mumbai was unexpectedly rerouted to Ahmedabad on Monday morning due to a security alert.

02 Jun 2024

Air India

How Indian airlines are adopting AI for superior customer service

Indian airlines are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance customer service and reduce the workload of their agents.

21 May 2024

COVID-19

India's domestic air passenger traffic grows 2.4% YoY in April

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released data showing a 2.4% year-on-year increase in domestic passenger traffic for April.

'What if I'm carrying bomb': 2 arrested at Delhi airport

Two men from Rajkot, Gujarat were detained at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport on April 5, officials said on Monday.

30 Jan 2024

Bangalore

Bengaluru man recounts 'horrible pet travel' on Akasa Air flight

A Bengaluru man has shared his troubling experience during a recent Akasa Air flight from Ahmedabad to the Karnataka capital along with his pet dog.

18 Jan 2024

Boeing 737

Akasa Air buys 150 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft 

Akasa Air has ordered 150 Boeing 737 MAX narrow-body planes.

Part found missing in Indian Boeing 737 MAX aircraft: DGCA

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said that a "missing washer" was found in an Indian Boeing 737 MAX airplane during a fleet inspection.

26 Dec 2023

Jay Bhanushali

Jay Bhanushali slams Akasa Air for this reason; airline reacts

TV actor-host Jay Bhanushali has expressed frustration with an airline's poor handling of a flight delay.

15 Dec 2023

SpiceJet

Akasa Air most punctual airline in November, SpiceJet least reliable

In November, Akasa Air achieved an impressive on-time performance of 78.2%, making it the most punctual carrier, as per the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

27 Sep 2023

Bombay High Court

Bombay HC to hear Akasa Air's pilot resignation dispute

The Bombay High Court has granted permission to hear Akasa Air's plea against five pilots who left the company without fulfilling their notice period obligations.

20 Sep 2023

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Reasons why Akasa Air is in a 'state of crisis' 

Akasa Air has recently found itself facing a storm of challenges.

Akasa Air granted permission to undertake international flights

The civil aviation ministry has approved Akasa Air's request to launch international flights.

01 Aug 2023

Boeing

Akasa Air gets Asia's first Boeing 737 MAX 8-200

Akasa Air has become the first Asian airline to add the Boeing 737 MAX 8-200 to its fleet, marking a significant milestone in its growth and expansion plans.

17 May 2023

Ahmedabad

Man arrested for smoking 'beedi' on Akasa Air's Ahmedabad-Bengaluru flight

A 56-year-old man was arrested after being caught smoking a beedi on an Akasa Air flight from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru.

07 Aug 2022

Mumbai

Akasa Air's first flight takes off from Mumbai to Ahmedabad

The first flight of Akasa Air between Mumbai and Ahmedabad took off on Sunday, as it was officially launched by the Union Minister for Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Minister of State General Vijay Kumar Singh (Retd.).

22 Jul 2022

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Akasa Air opens bookings for flights starting August 7

Akasa Air, India's latest airline founded by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, started booking tickets for its much-hyped commercial flight on August 7.

04 Jul 2022

Rakesh Jhunjhunwala

Akasa Air boasts new crew uniforms as youthful, eco-friendly

Akasa Air, India's newest airline founded by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, unveiled the first look at its airline staff uniform.