Karipur: Kerala’s first private airline Air Kerala will start service in April. The NOC for starting the domestic service has been received from the Ministry of Civil Aviation. Once the air operation certificate is obtained, the service will start. Company officials said that it will be available soon. Initially the target is domestic service. The first service is from Nedumbassery to Hyderabad. There will be service from Karipur, Thiruvananthapuram and Kannur.
Three ATR 72-600 aircraft will be used. There is also a plan to increase the number of flights and start service to foreign countries. Company officials said that if permission is granted, priority will be given to service from Kerala airports to sectors such as Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Cheap tickets will be available. Setfly Aviation has decided to start Air Kerala service in 2023. The company is headed by Afi Ahmed and is headquartered in Kochi.
