Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Akasa Air

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was keep. Given the additional sources found by VincentGod11, it is unlikely that any consensus to delete will form here. The article should be updated accordingly to clarify the new sources and clarify the notability. Aervanath (talk) 19:23, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Akasa Air

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Akasa Air

Start-up airline that does not meet corporate notability and has not begun operations. Naïve Google search shows that the airline is being started up. We knew that. This article does not speak for itself and does not say why the airline is notable, other than that it will exist. An analysis of the references shows that they are mostly press releases and interviews.

Number	Reference	Remarks	Independent	Significant	Reliable	Secondary
1	Forbes India	A review of Indian airlines. Passing mention of new airline	Yes	No	Yes
2	Moneycontrol	A press release, says that airline has received No Objection certificate	No	Yes	Yes	No
3	Moneycontrol	Another press release about registration of airline	No	Yes	Yes	No
4	CNBCTV 18	Press release about No Objection certificate	No	Yes	Yes	No
5	Timesnownews	Another press release about No Objection certificate	No	Yes	Yes	No
6	Businessworld	An interview of CEO, mostly about plans to operate	No	Yes	Yes	No
7	Deccan Herald	Press release about NOC	No	Yes	Yes	No
8	Airways Mag	Article about four new Indian airlines	Yes	No	Yes
9	Livemint.com	Interview with lead investor about plans to operate	No	Yes	Yes	No
10	Sify.com	Press release about plans to operate in 2022	No	Yes	Yes	No

This is one of two copies, in draft space and in article space. The draft was declined, so the originator also created it in article space. This may be done to prevent being moved to draft space.

The airline will be notable when it begins operation. It may be notable if there has been in-depth coverage of its startup, but the references do not show that, and the Google search does not show that. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:13, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Companies-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:13, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Aviation-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:13, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Robert McClenon (talk) 15:13, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Comment, there are pages for other upcoming airlines (like Bonza (airline), Connect Airlines, Norse Atlantic Airways, and Northern Pacific Airways). While I think that Connect Airlines should probably be proposed for deletion (or vastly expanded). If we were to delete Akasa Air, we should also consider deleting the airlines mentioned until they start operating. I don't want to present this as a keep argument though because it violates WP:WAX pretty brazenly. snood1205^{(Say Hi! (talk))} 21:05, 3 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Extraordinary Writ (talk) 16:23, 10 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Could the nominator please explain their assertion that nearly every source in the article is merely a republished press release? The CNBCTV18 source, for instance, has both an author and an editor credited, which suggests to me that it's actual news reporting. Mlb96 (talk) 02:36, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The airline is for sure in the start-up phase right now but it is definitely a legit business venture headed by one of the top Indian investors and businessman Rakesh Jhunjhunwala. The sources used in the article are all reliable sources which all show that the airline is indeed real and will be up in the skies within a few months. In the end, I would vote to keep the article. The airline will be starting soon and the sources all show that it is nothing fake. Yellow alligator (talk)

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:07, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Delete it is the case of WP:TOOSOON. Trakinwiki (talk) — Preceding undated comment added 19:49, 18 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Keep. While many references are press releases, there are some real sources. Buying dozens of new Boeings worth over $9 billion places it past the WP:CRYSTALBALL guideline. Ifnord (talk) 17:23, 26 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Relisting comment: Bold third relist for more input.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Daniel (talk) 21:57, 27 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment Akasa Air has ordered 72 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft at the Dubai Airshow 2021. Is this not enough evidence to show that the airline is definitely legit? They now have even ordered a major airftact deal and they have backed by major investors as well as businessmen. I don't see any reason why the page needs to get deleted. Yellow alligator (talk)

I have changed your Keep to a Comment - please do not do a bolded !vote twice. Rusalkii (talk) 04:10, 3 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Comment - I found sources from reliable national newspapers and medias such as Business Insider, Hindustan Times, The Economic Times, News 18, Times Now etc. VincentGod11 (talk) 14:09, 28 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.