Kanika Tekriwal’s JetSetGo: India’s First Private Jet Startup

Kanika Tekriwal's journey with JetSetGo isn't so much a story of ambition as it is of a daring venture into a space that only a few dared to encroach upon. As the founder of the first private jet startup in India, she is said to have disrupted an arena long guarded by ultra-luxury, recreating the very definition of private flying and democratizing it in a country where booming blue skies were once the bastion of the elite. What started off as a vision to make private flying equitable and accessible in India has now come to mean modern tech-driven luxury travel.

Kanika Tekriwal, the trailblazing founder of JetSetGo, revolutionizing private aviation in India with tech and tenacity.

JetSetGo existed for the express purpose of ironing out inefficiencies and opacity from the private aviation industry. Before its emergence into the Indian aviation scene, booking a private jet in India was extremely cumbersome, aggrandized by multiple brokers, hazy pricing parameters with no real control left to the customer. Kanika imagined a simple, clean-tech-enabled platform where clients could book private jets just as they would a cab or hotel. Zooming JetSetGo into the picture gave structure, scalability, and customer-first attitude to an industry that had remained stagnant for decades.

Her story becomes more inspiring while holding in view the numerous challenges she has battled against. Diagnosed with cancer in her early twenties, Kanika refused to have the diagnosis bring her aspirations crashing down. Recovering against the odds, she had her eyes set on making an indelible mark in a male-dominated, capital-intensive sector. With no aviation background and not much by way of start-up funds, she built up JetSetGo, purely on the grit, clarity of purpose, and dogged perseverance she possessed.

JetSetGo is an integrated aviation company, not just a booking platform. It covers every aspect of delivering quality service to the customer, from aircraft management to ground handling and customizing in-flight services. Its services have been embraced by business flyers, high-net-worth individuals, and emergency medical-service needs alike. More overridingly, in Kanika's unique focus on operational efficiencies and customer service, JetSetGo has proven itself to be an Indian- and international-market winner.

It's not Kanika's intention to make private aviation just a little fancier. She passionately speaks about recasting private aviation, not as a luxury, but as a time-saving convenience for businesspeople, politicians, and travelers who value efficiency. Her work for the integration of technology-whether it is real-time fleet availability or route optimization-has positioned her to scale the business in a space that is highly entry-barrier.

By doing this, Kanika has emerged as an archetype of the Indian entrepreneurs voicing a new generation that is fearless, purpose-driven, and future-ready. Her contributions to JetSetGo have since garnered her international recognition-from Forbes' 30 Under 30 to international business panels and aviation summits. However, despite the adulations, her mission remains simple: to modernize, make accessible, and generally create a buzz around private aviation in India.

In its fight against the status quo and towards creating possibilities in Indian air travel, JetSetGo, under Kanika's vision and leadership, continues soaring. It's more about flying high; it's more about knowing where you're headed and building the wings as you go. The tale of Kanika Tekriwal is one of the few that speaks of vision backed by bravery teaching that even the sky is not the limit!