She later moved to Mumbai for her under-graduation in economics and a diploma in design. Kanika got a boarding school education in South India. Her father was running a real estate and chemical business. The companys marketplace connects customers with. She hails from an orthodox Marwari family. Operator of an online private jet and charter helicopter marketplace intended to transform private aviation.

Tekriwal, an MBA graduate, co-founded her company with her friend Sudheer Perla. 'We are looking to democratise air travel,' adds Kanika.

With the 'SMART' management technique, maintenance prevention, and prediction technologies, the startup offers safety and on-time arrival like never before. Kanika envisions to tap the third dimension – the sky – to its fullest potential, and make chartered air travel the future of transport for Indians who value time and convenience. Similarly, if the customer contacts an operator, they would pitch an aircraft solely operated by that operator,' Kanika explains.Īfter working close to 20 months behind the scenes, Kanika launched JetSet go for private jet and helicopter charter. 'Due to sheer lack of transparency and non-availability of charter planes, customers pay astronomical amounts. She has told India Times that anyone who wanted to use a private jet would have to contact a broker or a private operator, who would recommend jets or helicopters, which give them maximum commission, irrespective of the client's requirements. JetSetGo has added 7 more aircraft to its existing fleet in the last year and plans to add 4 more in the next 6 months.When she realised the industry of privately chartered planes were filled with brokers and operators – causing a lot of frustration – Kanika decided to change it. “This year India has imported 25 new charter aircraft and that’s the highest in any financial year so far. NEW DELHI: After witnessing phenomenal growth during the Covid-19 period, India’s largest charter aircraft operator JetSetGo expects no shortage in demand for flying private. There are still many places where there is zero connectivity due to this suspension.” This, however, is likely to change as the government may resume regular international flights from March 2022. Says Tekriwal, “At present, only 30% international operations are going on.

Hence, it will be difficult for them to switch to commercial,” said Tekriwal, adding that the average age of passengers has reduced from 52 to 39 in the last one year.īeside this, suspension of international flights and medical use made the charters the only go to choice. Owner and operator of Sky Shuttle, the first step in the future of. Indias premier private aviation mgt company.

Also, they are used to the luxury this service provides. JetSetGo India 5.059 volgers op LinkedIn. During the pandemic, they have realised its utility. “Now people don’t consider flying private as a waste of money. According to a recent wealth report, for the first time ever, over 1,007 individuals in the country have a net worth of Rs 1,000 crore. Considered as new money, these individuals are either start-up founders or made quick bucks from the stock market and willing to pay up to Rs 8 lakh per hour for this service. At present, JetSetGo, which counts Puneet Dalmia of Dalmia Group and former cricketer Yuvraj Singh as investors, has a fleet size of 28 aircrafts. She added, “We expect the private charter aircraft industry to see phenomenal growth in the next 3 to 5 years.”Īccording to Tekriwal, a large chunk of demand has been added and is expected to come from the first time users of charters. This indicates how strong the market is growing at the moment,” said Kanika Tekriwal, CEO & Founder, JetSetGo Aviation.

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