Akasa Air and BPCL Fly Commercial Flight Using 1 Percent SAF Blend

Key facts

• Akasa Air and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) operated a commercial flight using jet fuel blended with 1 percent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF), flying from Mumbai to Goa on September 8, 2026, departing at 13:05 IST and landing at 14:30 IST.
• BPCL supplied the SAF blend directly at the airport, and the flight tested engines, refuelling systems and delivery chains during a normal passenger flight.
• Akasa Air operates an all-Boeing 737 MAX fleet, which uses 20 percent less fuel and produces fewer emissions than older models.
• The flight implements an agreement Akasa Air and BPCL signed in July 2026 to bring green fuel to more domestic routes.
• India's government rules will require airlines to blend 1 percent SAF in international flights starting in 2027, with a target of 5 percent by 2030.
• AirAsia India (now AIX Connect) was the first Indian airline to fly on a 1 percent SAF blend in May 2023 from Pune to Delhi, while SpiceJet flew a test flight in 2018 using a 25 percent biofuel blend made from jatropha seeds.