Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air plans to fly 18 aircraft by the end of March 2023 across domestic routes in the country, focusing on metro to tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

Ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala backed Akasa Air has shared the first pictures of its Boeing 737 Max aircraft ahead of taking the delivery of the plane from the US based manufacturer. Akasa Air is expected to receive its first Boeing 737 Max plane by mid-June and plans to launch commercial operations by July, after a delay of almost two months. The airline released the first photographs of its Max plane from the Boeing production facility in the USA’s Portland as it gets ready for delivery, wearing the brand’s Orange and Purple coloured livery, a new for the Indian market.

India’s newest low-cost airline earlier revealed the code sign for its aircrafts – QP. The company will join Jet Airways to fill the Indian skies in H2 2022. While Jet Airways has received its security clearance from the Home Ministry and AOC license from DGCA, Akasa Air is yet to apply the same and can only do so when the air carrier receives the planes from Boeing.