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{{Short description|Regional airline of India}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = IndiaOne Air
| logo = IndiaOne Air Logo.jpg
| logo_size = 250
| image = File:VT-HJS (side).jpg
| image_upright = 1.2
| caption = [[Cessna 208 Caravan]] of IndiaOne Air
| fleet_size = 3
| destinations = 5
| IATA = I7
| ICAO = IOA
| callsign = INDIA FIRST
| founded = {{Start date and age|2020}}
| commenced = {{Start date and age|2022|08|03|df=yes}}
| headquarters = [[Ahmedabad]], Gujarat, India
| key_people = Prem Kumar Garg ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| parent = GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation
| hubs = [[Biju Patnaik Airport]] ([[Bhubaneshwar]])
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer = 
| website = https://www.indiaoneair.com/
}}

'''IndiaOne Air''' is an Indian [[regional airline]] headquartered in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]. The airline operates scheduled domestic flights using a fleet of [[Cessna 208 Caravan]] aircraft with its main hub at the [[Biju Patnaik Airport]] in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]].

== History ==
IndiaOne Air was established in 2020. The airline completed its proving flight on 22 June 2022, after which it received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) on 24 June 2022 from the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]].<ref name="IOA">{{cite web|title=IndiaOne Air - About|url=https://www.indiaoneair.com/about-us.html|publisher=IndiaOneAir|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|title=Year End Review: 2022 - Ministry of Civil Aviation
|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1884212&reg=3&lang=2|work=[[Press Information Bureau]]|date=16 December 2022|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref> It commenced commercial scheduled operations soon after, with its inaugural flight from [[Biju Patnaik Airport|Bhubaneswar]] to [[Jeypore Airport|Jeypore]] in [[Odisha]] as a part of the [[Government of India]]’s [[UDAN]] Regional Connectivity Scheme.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jeypore on aviation map, flights from Oct 31|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2022/Oct/30/jeypore-on-aviation-map-flights-from-oct-31-2513181.html|work=[[The New Indian Express]]|date=30 October 2022|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref>

== Corporate affairs ==
The airline is headquartered in [[Ahmedabad]], [[Gujarat]]. Prem Kumar Garg serves as the [[Chief Executive Officer]] of the airline.<ref name="IOA"/>

== Destinations ==
{{As of|January 2026}}, IndiaOne Air flies to eight destinations in [[Eastern India]] from its hub is at [[Biju Patnaik Airport]] in Bhubaneswar.<ref>{{cite web|title=Approved Winter Schedule Domestic - GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?baseLocale=en_US?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/domestic/2025/GSEC%20Monarch%20and%20Deccan%20Aviation%20Private%20Limited_flight_Schedule.pdf&mainnull|work=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|date=16 October 2022|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+
! Country (State)
! City
! Airport
! Notes
|-
|India ([[Andhra Pradesh]])||[[Visakhapatnam]]||[[Visakhapatnam Airport]]||
|-
|India ([[Chhattisgarh]])||[[Raipur]]||[[Swami Vivekananda Airport]]||{{Terminated}}
|-
|India ([[Jharkhand]])||[[Jamshedpur]]||[[Sonari Airport]]||{{Terminated}}
|-
|rowspan="4"|India ([[Odisha]])||[[Bhawanipatna]]||[[Utkela Airport]]||
|-
|[[Bhubaneswar]]||[[Biju Patnaik Airport]]||{{Airline hub|Hub}}
|-
|[[Jeypore]]||[[Jeypore Airport]]||
|-
|[[Rourkela]]||[[Rourkela Airport]]||
|-
|rowspan="2"|India ([[West Bengal]])||[[Cooch Behar]]|| [[Cooch Behar Airport]]||{{Terminated}}
|-
|[[Kolkata]]||[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]]||{{Terminated}}
|}

== Fleet ==
[[File:VT-HJS.jpg|thumb|IndiaOne Air's [[Cessna 208 Caravan]]]]

{{As of|January 2026}}, IndiaOne Air operates a fleet of three [[Cessna 208 Caravan]] single-engine utility [[turbo prop]] aircraft suitable for short regional sectors.<ref>{{cite web|title=List of Scheduled/Scheduled Commuter Operators|url=https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/?baseLocale=en_US?page=jsp/dgca/InventoryList/airOperation/certification/scheduled/sch-oper.pdf|work=[[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]]|date=30 September 2025|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref> The aircraft has a capacity to carry nine passengers, and ideal for connecting smaller airports with limited infrastructure. The aircraft are equipped with advanced avionics (Garmin G1000 NXi) and is fitted with a [[cockpit voice recorder|cockpit voice and data recorder]], usually uncommon for such smaller aircraft.<ref name="IOA"/><ref>{{cite web |last=Goyer |first=Robert |date=26 April 2008 |title=Cessna Caravan Perfected? |work=Flying Magazine |url=http://www.flyingmag.com/pilot-reports/turboprops/cessna-caravan-perfected |access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref> In November 2025, IndiaOne Air signed a letter of intent to acquire up to ten [[de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter]] aircraft at the 2025 [[Dubai Airshow]]. The new aircraft, which are designed for [[short takeoff and landing]] operations, will enable the airline to serve remote and hard-to-reach airfields with shorter runway lengths.<ref>{{cite press release|title=IndiaOne Air Signs Letter of Intent for up to Ten De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Series 300-G Aircraft at the Dubai Airshow|url=https://dehavilland.com/partnerships/indiaone-air-signs-letter-of-intent-for-up-to-ten-de-havilland-canada-twin-otter-series-300-g-aircraft-at-the-dubai-airshow/|work=[[de Havilland]]|date=18 November 2025|access-date=28 December 2025}}</ref>

== Incidents ==
[[File:VT-KSS (cropped).jpg|thumb|VT-KSS - the aircraft involved in the accident]]
On 10 January 2026, IndiaOne Air Flight 102, a Cessna 208 registered as VT-KSS flying from Bhubaneswar to [[Rourkela Airport|Rourkela]], crashed in an open field near [[Rourkela]]. The plane, which was carrying six people including two pilots and four passengers, declared a [[mayday]] before crashing while attempting a crash landing. All six people on board were rescued and shifted to hospital, with one later dying of their injuries. The incident is currently under investigation by the [[Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (India)|Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nine-seater aircraft crash-lands on field in Odisha; all onboard safe |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/airplane-crash-landing-rourkela-six-injured-near-rourkela-bhubaneswar-biju-patnaik-international-airport-on-saturday/article70494127.ece |work=[[The Hindu]]|date=10 January 2026|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=9-seater plane crashes in Odisha; pilot, passengers suffer severe injuries|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/odisha-rourkela-indiaone-air-nine-seater-plane-crash-2849772-2026-01-10 |work=[[India Today]]|date=10 January 2026|access-date=10 January 2026}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of airlines of India]]
* [[UDAN|UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|https://www.indiaoneair.com/}}
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