Akasa Air started operated its first flight on the Pune-Bengaluru route. Pune is the ninth destination in Akasa Air’s network and its second city in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai. The airline is offering double daily flights on the Bengaluru–Pune route starting with additional daily flights linking the two IT hubs, starting from December 10, 2022.

Earlier in November, Akasa Air announced the addition of Visakhapatnam as the tenth destination on its network, with flights connecting the city with Bengaluru, scheduled to commence from December 10, 2022, and a second frequency on the route to be added on December 12, 2022. Since its launch in August this year, Akasa Air has been progressively scaling up its operations and by mid-December expects to cross over 450 weekly flights on a total of fourteen routes across ten cities – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Kochi, Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Guwahati, Agartala, Pune, and Visakhapatnam.

 

Flight Schedule:

 

Flt. Number	From City (Airport)	Dep. Time	To City (Airport)	Arr. Time	Operating Days	Non-Stop / Through
Commences November 26, 2022
QP 1311	Bengaluru	5:00	Pune	6:35	Daily	Non-Stop
QP 1312	Pune	7:15	Bengaluru	8:50	Daily	Non-Stop
QP 1364	Bengaluru	15:15	Pune	16:50	Daily	Non-Stop
QP 1365	Pune	17:30	Bengaluru	19:05	Daily	Non-Stop
Commences December 10, 2022
QP 1317	Bengaluru	21:35	Pune	23:05	Daily	Non-Stop
QP 1318	Pune	23:40	Bengaluru	1:10+1	Daily	Non-Stop
+1 indicates NEXT DAY arrival

This quick expansion of cities, routes, and frequencies is in line with the airline’s vision of adopting a phased yet rapid approach to grow its network across India.

Commenting on the maiden flight and the new route, Praveen Iyer, Co-Founder, and Chief Commercial Officer, Akasa Air, said, “Commencement of operations on this route is a momentous occasion as we expand our footprint in Maharashtra by adding Pune to our network. Both Pune and Bengaluru are important IT hubs, and enhanced connectivity on this route, backed by affordable fares, are in line with our purpose to strengthen important transportation links of our country, which will provide a boost to economic development. We will soon launch another daily flight on this route from December 10 onwards, taking daily departures from Pune to three convenient options through the day.”