Do not have any pilot shortage: Akasa Air founder and CEO Vinay Dube

Akasa Air does not have any shortage of pilots and the airline has enough captains and first officers to operate more than double the size of its current fleet, its founder and chief executive officer Vinay Dube stated on Monday.

The airline, which has 23 Max aircraft in its fleet, cancelled a few flights on Sunday and Monday due to operational reasons. These cancellations were not due to a lack of a sufficient number of pilots, the airline clarified.

Vinay Dube, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Akasa Air, told Business Standard, “I would like to clarify that we do not have a shortage of pilots.