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{{Infobox airline
|airline = Air Mantra
|bases = [[Chandigarh Airport|Chandigarh]]
|logo = Air Mantra Logo.png
|logo_size = 250px
|fleet_size = 2
|destinations = 4
|IATA = M1<ref name=" Air Mantra ">{{cite news|title= Air Mantra|publisher=ch-aviation|access-date=25 December 2016 |url=http://www.ch-aviation.ch/portal/airline.php?cha=M1}}</ref>
|ICAO ={{mdash}}
|callsign = MANTRA
|parent =
|company_slogan =
|founded = 2011
|commenced = 2012
|ceased = 2013
|headquarters = [[New Delhi, India]]
|secondary_hubs =
|focus_cities =
|frequent_flyer =
|alliance =
|website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130802072702/http://www.airmantra.com:80/BESR_Availability.aspx/ Archive]
}}

'''Air Mantra''' was a [[regional airline]] headquartered in [[New Delhi]], [[India]],<ref name=" Airline Overview ">{{cite news|title=Airline Overview |publisher=Air Mantra |access-date=25 December 2016 |url=http://www.airmantra.com/Static/OverView.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717005910/http://www.airmantra.com/Static/OverView.aspx |archive-date=17 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> that operated domestic flights between July 2012 and April 2013.

== History ==
Air Mantra was founded in 2011 by Indian conglomerate [[Religare|Religare Group]] (which had operated an air charter branch in 2006),<ref name=" Curious Launch ">{{cite news|title=Curious Launch|work=The Wall Street Journal blog|access-date=25 December 2016 |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/07/17/the-curious-launch-of-air-mantra/}}</ref> in order to get a grip on the airline market in northern India.<ref name="WSJ">{{cite news|title= Jet-Setting for the Not-So-Rich|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2012/02/24/jet-setting-for-the-not-so-rich/|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date= 24 February 2012|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref> The initial growth plan saw the acquisition of [[ATR 72]] and [[Bombardier Dash 8|Bombardier Q400]] aircraft.<ref name="LM">{{cite news|title= Religare Voyages' Air Mantra to connect Amritsar and Chandigarh|url=http://www.livemint.com/2012/07/16193728/Religare-Voyages8217-Air-Ma.html|publisher=[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]|date= 16 July 2012|access-date=27 August 2012}}</ref>

Revenue flights were launched on 23 July 2012. The initial two daily flights between [[Chandigarh]] and [[Amritsar]]<ref name="TOI">{{cite news|title= Air Mantra connects religious capital of Sikhs with state capital|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-24/chandigarh/32826864_1_amritsar-airport-air-connectivity-aircraft|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103131712/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-24/chandigarh/32826864_1_amritsar-airport-air-connectivity-aircraft|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|date= 24 July 2012|access-date=3 August 2012}}</ref> were operated using a fleet of two [[Beechcraft 1900|Beechcraft-1900 D]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|title=Religare Air Fleet|publisher=Air Fleets.net|access-date=29 August 2012|url=http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-beh-UE410.htm}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Religare Air Fleet|publisher=Air Fleets.net|access-date=29 August 2012|url=http://www.airfleets.net/ficheapp/plane-beh-UE407.htm}}</ref> Eight months later, on 31 March 2013, all operations were suspended due to poor bookings,<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Companies/Pek0fxilCoCEGjYyibKhuO/Religarerun-Air-Mantras-operations-suspended.html "Religare-run Air Mantra’s operations suspended", at livemint.com]</ref> and the company was subsequently liquidated.

== Destinations ==
Air Mantra offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:<ref>[http://www.airmantra.com/besr_availability.aspx Air Mantra booking engine]</ref>
*[[Amritsar]] - [[Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport|Amritsar Airport]]
*[[Chandigarh]] - [[Chandigarh Airport]]
*[[Dehra Dun]] - [[Jolly Grant Airport]]
*[[New Delhi]] - [[New Delhi Airport]]

== Fleet ==
The airline operated two [[Beechcraft 1900D]] aircraft which seated 12 passengers and three crew.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Airlines of India}}

[[Category:Defunct airlines of India]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2011]]
[[Category:Airlines disestablished in 2013]]
[[Category:Companies based in New Delhi]]
[[Category:Indian companies disestablished in 2013]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2011]]
[[Category:2011 establishments in Delhi]]

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