The airline says that after it decided to allow pets weighing up to 10 kgs inside the cabin from May, it has seen a growth in demand. In the past eight months alone, Akasa Air has carried 2,100 pets.

Akasa Air is not looking at leasing planes now, says Dube. They come with a higher cost structure, and do not come with sale and lease-back gains, he explains. At this time, we are not pursuing the ...