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{{Infobox Airline<br />
|airline = MDLR Airlines<br />
|logo = MDLR Logo.jpg<br />
|logo_size = <br />
|fleet_size = 3<br />
|destinations = 6<br />
|IATA = 9H<br />
|ICAO = MDL<br />
|callsign = MDLR<br />
|parent = MDLR GROUP<br />
|founded = 2007<br />
|commenced = 14 March 2007<br />
|ceased = 5 November 2009<br />
|headquarters = [[Gurgaon, Haryana]], India<br />
|key_people = [[Gopal Goyal Kanda|Gopal Goyal]] (Chairman)<br />
|hubs = [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]<br />
|secondary_hubs = [[Birsa Munda Airport|Ranchi]]<br />
|focus_cities =<br />
|frequent_flyer = MDLR One<br />
|alliance = <br />
|website = [http://www.mdlrairlines.in/ www.mdlrairlines.in] (defunct)<br />
}}<br />
'''MDLR Airlines''' was an [[airline]] based in [[Gurgaon]], Haryana, India. It operated scheduled domestic services. It suspended its operations from 5 November 2009.<ref name="FI">{{cite news | title= Directory: World Airlines | work= [[Flight International]] | page= 48 | date= 2007-04-10}}</ref><br />
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== History ==<br />
The airline started operations on 14 March 2007, was wholly owned by Murli Dhar Lakh Ram (MDLR) Group, and had around 250 employees by September 2008.<ref name="FI" /> The group originated in Sirsa, Haryana in northern India. It was started by [[Gopal Kanda]], a local politician. The airline was started in the middle of a major growth period for Indian aviation but was launched just as oil prices were climbing. It tried the full-service model promising its passengers 'pure vegetarian food', but missed lease payments to BAe for their Avro RJ70 aircraft.{{fact|date=January 2023}}<br />
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== Destinations ==<br />
MDLR Airlines operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mdlrairlines.in/flash/map-3.swf |title=Route Map |publisher=Mdlrairlines.in |access-date=2013-06-09}}</ref> (as of April 2009):<ref name="FI" /><br />
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=== India ===<br />
{|class="sortable wikitable"<br />
! Country (state)<br />
! City<br />
! Airport<br />
! Notes<br />
! class="unsortable" | Ref.<br />
|-<br />
|India ([[Bihar]])<br />
|[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]<br />
|[[Gaya Airport]]<br />
|{{terminated}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|India ([[Chandigarh]])<br />
|[[Chandigarh]]<br />
|[[Chandigarh Airport]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|India ([[National Capital Region (India)|National Capital Region]])<br />
|[[Delhi]]<br />
|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport]]<br />
|{{airline hub}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|India ([[Goa]])<br />
|[[Goa]]<br />
|[[Goa International Airport]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|India ([[Jharkhand]])<br />
|[[Jamshedpur]]<br />
|[[Sonari Airport]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|India ([[Jharkhand]])<br />
|[[Ranchi]]<br />
|[[Birsa Munda Airport]]<br />
|{{airline hub|Secondary hub}}<br />
|<br />
|-<br />
|India ([[West Bengal]])<br />
|[[Kolkata]]<br />
|[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]]<br />
|<br />
|<br />
|}<br />
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== Fleet ==<br />
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The MDLR Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at September 2008):<ref name="FI09">{{cite journal | title= Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009) | journal= [[Flight International]] | pages= 29–90| date= 2009-04-14}}</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"<br />
|+MDLR Airlines fleet<ref name="FI09">{{cite journal | title= Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009) | journal= [[Flight International]] | pages= 29–90| date= 2009-04-14}}</ref><br />
|-<br />
! rowspan="2" style="width:140px;" | Aircraft<br />
! rowspan="2" style="width:40px;" | Total<br />
! colspan="3" class="unsortable" | Passengers<br />
! rowspan="2" style="width:200px;" | Notes<br />
|-<br />
! style="width:25px;" | <abbr title="Club">C</abbr><br />
! style="width:25px;" | <abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr><br />
! style="width:25px;" | Total<br />
|-<br />
|[[British Aerospace 146|Avro RJ-70]]<br />
|3<br />
|6<br />
|64<br />
|70<br />
|VT-MDL, VT-MDM, VT-MDN<br />
|}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[List of airlines of India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130328014805/http://www.mdlrairlines.co.in/ MDLR Airlines]<br />
*[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3630514.cms MDLR misses lease payments to BAe]<br />
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