The airline's pilots said they were not worried about the airline shutting shop anytime soon
Airline gets nod to fly internationally; eyes South, SE, West Asian destinations
The pilots contend that since their employment contracts were signed in Delhi, the case should fall under the jurisdiction of the Delhi High Court
The airline, which is currently grappling with pilot shortage issues, has a fleet of 20 aircraft and plans to start flying to overseas destinations by year-end
The fledgling Akasa Air has approached the Delhi High Court seeking a direction to the DGCA to take action against pilots who left the airline without serving the mandatory notice period
The company has initiated legal action against the pilots that have quit without serving their mandatory contractual notice period, Dube said
The young airline, which is facing pilot exits, is yet to announce its first international destination
Forced to cancel 24 flights a day, says airline
In the preceding month, Akasa Air witnessed a sequential doubling in flight cancellations as a direct consequence of these untimely exits
Overall, the carriers transported a total of 12.1 million domestic air passengers in July, an increase of 31.72 per cent compared to the same month last year
Akasa Air has flown 4.3 million passengers with over 900 flights per week, besides becoming eligible to fly internationally with a fleet of 20 aircraft in its first year of commercial operations
Indian regulations mandate that carriers must have at least 20 aircraft in their fleet to be eligible for international flights
Akasa Air on Tuesday said it has added the 20th aircraft to its fleet that also makes the airline eligible to start international operations.
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It's partly benefited from SpiceJet and GoAir's problems, but with a 20th aircraft to be inducted soon, the 11-month-old airline is eyeing international destinations too
On the issue of airfares, he said that April, May and June are traditionally the peak months for the Indian aviation industry
IndiGo, the country's largest airline, saw its domestic market share jump from 61.4 per cent in May to 63.2 per cent in June, according to the DGCA data
Akasa CEO and founder Vinay Dube said that the airline is 'well capitalised' and can grow at a much faster pace
Akasa Air said it has one of the lowest attrition rates in the industry and expects to have around 3,500 employees by the end of this year
The structural changes are aimed at putting performance and productivity at the centre of Air India's operations