This is a list of airlines currently operating in India.
Mainline
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs/Bases | Destinations | Fleet Size | Orders | Notes |
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Air India | ![]() |
AI | AIC | AIRINDIA | 1932 | Delhi, Mumbai | 81 | 143 | 273 | Full service carrier, flag carrier of India |
Air India Express | ![]() |
IX | AXB | EXPRESS INDIA | 2005 | Kochi | 45 | 59 | 161 | Low cost subsidiary of Air India |
AIX Connect | ![]() |
I5 | IAD | RED KNIGHT | 2013 | Bengaluru | 19 | 24 | — | To be merged with Air India Express (Fleet being transferred) |
Akasa Air | ![]() |
QP | AKJ | AKASA AIR | 2021 | Bengaluru, Mumbai | 21 | 24 | 202 | Low cost carrier |
IndiGo | ![]() |
6E | IGO | IFLY | 2006 | Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai | 122 | 370 | 960 | Low cost carrier |
SpiceJet | ![]() |
SG | SEJ | SPICEJET | 2004 | Delhi, Hyderabad | 62 | 64 | 129 | Low cost carrier |
Vistara | ![]() |
UK | VTI | VISTARA | 2013 | Delhi, Mumbai | 50 | 70 | — | To be merged with Air India by mid 2025[1] |
Regional/Commuter
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs | Fleet Size | Orders | Notes |
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Alliance Air | ![]() |
9I | LLR | ALLIED | 1996 | Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai | 21 | 1 | Formerly Air India Regional |
Fly91[2] | IC[3] | GOA[4] | GOAN | 2022 | Goa–Mopa | 2 | 4 | ||
FlyBig | ![]() |
S9 | FLG | KRIS | 2021 | Guwahati | 3 | 9 | |
IndiaOne Air | ![]() |
I7 | IOA | INDIA FIRST | 2020 | Bhubaneswar | 3 | — | |
Jettwings Airways[5] | — | — | — | 2023 | Guwahati | 1 | — | ||
Star Air | ![]() |
S5 | SDG | HISTAR | 2019 | Bengaluru | 8 | — | |
Zooom Air | ZO | ZOM | ZOOM | 2013 | Delhi | 5 | — |
Cargo
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs | Fleet Size | Orders | Notes |
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Blue Dart Aviation | ![]() |
BZ | BDA | BLUE DART | 1994 | Chennai | 8 | — | |
Pradhaan Air Express | ![]() |
6P | PRX | PRADHAAN | 2021 | Delhi | 1 | 3 | |
Quikjet Airlines | ![]() |
QO | FQA | QUIK LIFT | 2007 | Bengaluru | 2 | — |
Charter
[edit]Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs | Fleet Size | Notes |
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Air One Aviation | 2007 | 3 | ||||||
Deccan Charters | ![]() |
DN | DKN | DECCAN | 1997 | Bengaluru | 5 | |
Club One Air | ![]() |
— | — | — | 2005 | New Delhi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam | 4 | |
Global Vectra Helicorp | — | — | — | 1997 | Mumbai | 30 | ||
India Fly Safe Aviation | — | — | — | 2010 | New Delhi | 6 | ||
Karnavati Aviation | 2007 | 1 | ||||||
Pawan Hans | ![]() |
— | PHE | PAWAN HANS | 1985 | New Delhi | 43 | |
Pinnacle Air | — | — | — | 2004 | New Delhi | 8 | ||
Sirius India Airlines | 2024 | 1 | Luxury airline. Operates one Hawker 4000 which will increase to 12 aircraft by 2025.[6] | |||||
TajAir | — | — | — | 1993 | Mumbai | 3 | ||
Ventura AirConnect | — | — | — | 2011 | Surat | 5 |
See also
[edit]- List of airports in India
- List of airlines
- List of defunct airlines of India
- List of pilot training institutes in India
References
[edit]- ^ "'Merger into Air India likely by mid 2025': Vistara CEO Kannan". The Times of India. 8 January 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 8 January 2024. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
- ^ "Goa-based Fly91 begins operations from Mopa, receives water cannon salute". The Goan. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ "Airline and Airport Code Search". IATA. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Fly91". ch-aviation. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Guwahati's JettWings Airways gets nod to fly in 12 sectors in various states - ET Infra".
- ^ "Former SpiceJet COO launches Sirius India Airlines for providing premium charter service". Financialexpress. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.