Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu said that the name was changed to Hindi to showcase India's heritage and culture and that there was no violation of the Constitutional rule.
In the year 2010, Tata disclosed in a media interview that he avoided entering into the domestic airline business as he was not comfortable with the idea of offering a bribe to a Union Minister.
Akasa Air apologised after BJP MP Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur took to X to slam the airlines as she alleged that the airline's Duty Manager Imran and his associates conspired and tried to cause a huge loss to her.