<p>Akasa Air, which started operations less than a month ago, has suffered data breach resulting in certain customer information being accessed by unauthorised individuals.</p>.<p>The airline on Sunday apologised for the data breach and said the incident has been "self-reported" to the nodal agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).</p>.<p>In a communication posted on its website, the airline said a temporary technical configuration error related to its login and sign-up service was reported on August 25.</p>.<p>"As a result, some Akasa Air registered user information limited to names, gender, e-mail addresses and phone numbers may have been viewed by unauthorised individuals.</p>.<p>"We can confirm to you that aside from the above details, no travel-related information, travel records or payment information was compromised," it said.</p>.<p>On being made aware of the incident, Akasa Air said it immediately stopped this unauthorised access by completely shutting down the associated functional elements of its system.</p>.<p>"Subsequently, having added additional controls to address this situation, we have resumed our login and sign-up," the communication said.</p>.<p>Akasa Air also said the system security and protection of customer information is paramount. "We sincerely apologise to you for any inconvenience caused as a result of this," it added.</p>.<p>Akasa Air, the first Indian carrier to be launched in nearly a decade, operated its inaugural flight on August 7 from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.</p>.<p>Billionarie Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who passed away earlier this month, had made substantial investment in the airline.</p>
<p>Akasa Air, which started operations less than a month ago, has suffered data breach resulting in certain customer information being accessed by unauthorised individuals.</p>.<p>The airline on Sunday apologised for the data breach and said the incident has been "self-reported" to the nodal agency, the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In).</p>.<p>In a communication posted on its website, the airline said a temporary technical configuration error related to its login and sign-up service was reported on August 25.</p>.<p>"As a result, some Akasa Air registered user information limited to names, gender, e-mail addresses and phone numbers may have been viewed by unauthorised individuals.</p>.<p>"We can confirm to you that aside from the above details, no travel-related information, travel records or payment information was compromised," it said.</p>.<p>On being made aware of the incident, Akasa Air said it immediately stopped this unauthorised access by completely shutting down the associated functional elements of its system.</p>.<p>"Subsequently, having added additional controls to address this situation, we have resumed our login and sign-up," the communication said.</p>.<p>Akasa Air also said the system security and protection of customer information is paramount. "We sincerely apologise to you for any inconvenience caused as a result of this," it added.</p>.<p>Akasa Air, the first Indian carrier to be launched in nearly a decade, operated its inaugural flight on August 7 from Mumbai to Ahmedabad.</p>.<p>Billionarie Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, who passed away earlier this month, had made substantial investment in the airline.</p>