Akasa Air begins operations from Noida airport, to set up MRO facility

Akasa Air has begun commercial operations from Noida International Airport, adding another airline to the new NCR airport just as the hub opens to passenger traffic.

The move also reinforces Akasa’s longer-term plans for the airport. The airline has said it intends to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul, or MRO, facility at Noida International Airport.

New airport, new operations

Noida International Airport began commercial operations on June 15, 2026, with IndiGo operating the first commercial flight, according to separate reporting. Coverage on June 16 said Akasa Air and IndiGo were among the airlines serving the airport at launch.

The Economic Times reported on June 16 that Akasa Air had started services from the airport and would also establish an MRO facility there.

The airport is a key greenfield addition to the Delhi-NCR aviation market, which has long depended on existing capacity in and around the capital.

Why the MRO plan matters

The planned maintenance facility is the longer-term part of the story. MRO operations are central to airline cost control, aircraft turnaround time and day-to-day reliability, and they can also support wider aviation infrastructure development around a new airport.

A March 13 report had already said Noida International Airport and Akasa Air were working together on an MRO facility, indicating that the maintenance plan predates the airline’s launch from the airport.

What is still unclear

Coverage so far has not detailed the size of the planned facility, the investment involved, or the construction timeline.

That leaves open several practical questions, including which routes Akasa will prioritize from Noida next and how quickly the MRO project will move from announcement to execution.