AirAsia India is to begin flight operations in the country from June 12, with ticket sales starting tomorrow, the new carrier's Malaysian parent AirAsia CEO Tony Fernandes said on Thursday.
AirAsia India, a joint venture between AirAsia, Tata Sons Arun Bhatia's Telestra Tradeplace, was granted flying licence by aviation regulator DGCA earlier this month after 9-month- long wait and various legal hurdles.
Fernandes announced the launch of flights on micro blogging platform Twitter, saying that the "first flight (will be on) June 12" and ticket sales will open from Friday.It could not be immediately ascertained as to what will be the route of the first flights for AirAsia India, which has made Chennai its hub. There are conjectures that the first flight could be from or to this southern city.