Will consider flights to Kenya, Egypt, other nations: Akasa CEO

AKASA AIR WILL consider operating flights to Kenya, Ethiopia, Egyptand some other countries, and the three-year-oldairline nowfeels“very good” about the delivery schedule for its Boeing planes, according to its CEO Vinay Dube.

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Stressing that Akasa Air’s international expansion will continue on the right path, Dube, also the founder, said the airline will shortly announce flights to Sharjah.

The airline has a fleet of 30 Boeing 737 MAX planes and expects to add “more than one aircraft” this year.

“Our aircraft are capable of hitting the shores of East Africa, absolutely it can go to Mauritiusand on the southern side, it can go to Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt... We can (also) go into Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan... Boeing 737 MAXis also capable of going deep into South Asia...,All will be considered,” Dube told PTIinan interview.

Currently,the carrier flies to six international cities — Doha (Qatar), Jeddah, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Abu Dhabi (UAE), Kuwait City (Kuwait) and Phuket (Thailand) — and 24 domestic destinations.