Akasa Air announced on Friday that it will operate its first international flight between Mumbai and Doha from March 28. This makes the budget carrier the first Indian airline to take to global skies within 19 months of commencing its operations.
The carrier operated its first flight on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad route on August 7, 2022.
As per the government regulations, an airline must have 20 planes in its fleet to start international operations. Akasa Air currently has 23 B737 Max aircraft in its fleet and they service 20 cities in India.
