Akasa gets nod to fly to Saudi, Kuwait & Qatar

The government has given Akasa airlines flying permissions for three nations - Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar - so that they can start conducting international operations this winter. The airline must wait to launch flights to Dubai, the top overseas destination for Indian travellers, because all bilateral agreements for Dubai have been used up. Akasa has to apply for being a designated airline from India to the government. Once that status is given, other countries will be informed about the same.