Having drawn inspiration from the model of Dublin-based airline, Ryanair, of low cost and sustained profitability, India’s newest airline Akasa Air’s journey to the top of the charts has been rather astounding. The airline, backed by legendary investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who died soon after the launch of the airline in August 2022, is set to cross a milestone. It will fly beyond the Indian borders from March 28 with its first international flight scheduled to Qatar. Notably, this achievement comes in merely 19 months of its going operational. Akasa was granted the licence to fly internationally by the Ministry of Civil Aviation last year on September 20.
