Air Costa has announced that it has received No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation for pan-India operations.
Vivek Choudhary, Deputy CEO, Air Costa, in a statement said: “We shall also be adding an E190 (110 seater) this month to our fleet. This followed by an addition in February 2016 shall take our fleet to 5 aircraft followed by further additions in 2016. Pan-India operations shall commence from the summer schedule 2016.”
Ramesh Lingamaneni, Chairman, said: “Air Costa is a two-year young airline having celebrated its second anniversary in October 2015. From operating two Embraer aircraft to five destinations with 300 employees in a year’s time, we have doubled ourselves to four aircraft serving 9 destinations with close to 800 employees. This is a formidable step in the journey of Air Costa towards being a sustainable airline in India. This is also a testimony to the efforts of all members of the Air Costa family. Since many of our metros were near saturation, we believed that the next big growth wave was going to come from the developing cities. Our vision was to the tap the burgeoning and promising tier II market by stimulating growth through better air connectivity to the tier I cities. Our choice of Embraer aircraft (existing two E170 with 67 seats, two E190 with 112 seats and two newly inducting flights with 110 seats) perfectly complemented this vision of ours."
"To cater to our expansion plan, in February 2014, we have further strengthened our relationship with Embraer by placing an order for 50 E2 Jets that are equipped with latest avionics, upgraded engines with better specific fuel consumption,'' he said.
The regional airliner's next move is to connect major destinations like Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Varanasi and Pune.