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Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's Akasa Air to allow pets in cabin and cargo, booking starts from 15 October
Fp Staff •Currently, Air India, Jet Airways, SpiceJet and Vistara allow pets onboard. IndiGo and Air Asia, however, do not permit them unless it's a service animal
Domestic air passenger traffic marks 4 per cent growth, rises to 1.01 crore in August
•After being severely hit by the Coronavirus pandemic, the country's civil aviation sector is on the recovery path, says data from the DGCA
Data breach at Akasa Air: User names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers compromised
•The airline on Sunday apologised for the data breach and said the incident has been 'self-reported' to the nodal agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In)
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala's last public appearance was a week ago at Akasa Air's inaugural flight, here's what he said
•Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who held 40 per cent stake in Akasa Air, also travelled on the inaugural flight between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on 7 August
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala died of sudden heart attack, confirms Mumbai hospital
Fp Staff •Dr Pratit Samdani of Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai said that Rakesh Jhunjhunwala was also suffering from chronic kidney disease and was on chronic dialysis. He was diabetic and had recently undergone an angioplasty
Big Bull of Dalal Street no more: 20 lesser known facts about Rakesh Jhunjhunwala
Fp Staff •Rakesh Jhunjhunwala developed a childhood fascination for stocks by watching his father, a retired tax commissioner, juggle market investments
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala passionately invested in India's growth, will be remembered for Akasa Air: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Fp Staff •Rakesh Jhunjhunwala recently teamed up with ex-Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube and former IndiGo head Aditya Ghosh to launch Akasa Air - India's newest low-cost carrier
Akasa Air to operate its first commercial flight on 7 August, opens ticket sales
•The carrier said it has opened ticket sales on 28 weekly flights it will be operating on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route from 7 August, as well as on 28 weekly flights it will operating on Bengaluru-Kochi route from 13 August
After crew, IndiGo technicians are calling in sick: What's going on?
Fp Explainers •Some IndiGo aircraft technicians in Hyderabad called in sick for Friday night’s shift and did not come for the morning shift on Saturday as well. Engineers from other bases also skipped work on Sunday demanding a revision in salary
Akasa Air, backed by Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, gets air operator certificate; to start operation by July end
Fp Staff •Akasa Air's airline code is QP and it received its first 737 MAX on 21 June this year. By the end of the fiscal year 2022-23, the Rakesh Jhunjhunwala promoted airline will have inducted 18 aircraft