Mumbai, March 30 -- Akasa Air started off international operations from Mumbai to the capital of Qatar, Doha, with four non-stop flights a week on Thursday (March 28).

The maiden flight took off from Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for Doha at 1754 hrs IST and landed at Hamad International Airport. This step is also aimed at boosting trade and tourism relations between India and Qatar and building up the connectivity between the two nations.

A special boarding pass was issued to the first passenger on the flight. A ceremonial ribbon cutting was also done by the all women crew.

The airlines have been allotted traffic rights for three other international destinations that is Riyadh, Kuwait and Jeddah. With this...