Akasa Air announced that they would soon permit pets to fly with them. The booking for the same would begin on October 15, whereas the first Aksa Air flight with pets onboard is scheduled for November 1. While Jet Airways, Air India, Vistara, and SpiceJet already allow pets on board. For now, Air Asia and Indigo do not offer such a facility yet, unless it’s a service animal, such k-9 dog for police.

Each pet would have to be in an enclosure. The pet with a cage should not outweigh 7 kilograms in the case of the cabin and 32 kilograms at check-in time. There will be another option for heavier pets, says Belson Coutinho, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing & Experience Officer (CMO & CXO) at Akasa Air. He also assured that the airline would enhance the policy for pets later.

Not long ago, Akasa had remarked that it was aggressively expanding operations across the country, and by October 10, 2022, it would cross 250 flights per week, covering nine routes. In a statement, the airline informed that it added Delhi as its sixth destination, linking Bengaluru and Ahmedabad. With the induction of the fifth aircraft in the fleet. Besides this, from October 7, the airline would commence an additional daily flight on the Ahmedabad-Bengaluru route.