This is a list of airlines currently operating in India.
Mainline
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| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs/bases | Destinations | Fleet size | Orders | Notes | |
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| Air India Group | Air India | File:VT-JRF @ JFK, 2024-11-04.png | AI | AIC | AIRINDIA | 1932 | Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai | 85 | 189 | 374 | Flag carrier |
| Air India Express | File:VT-BXY Air India Express.jpg | IX | AXB | EXPRESS INDIA | 2005 | Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai | 62 | 115 | 139 | Low-cost subsidiary of Air India | |
| Akasa Air | File:Akasa Air 737 max 8-200.jpg | QP | AKJ | AKASA AIR | 2021 | Bengaluru, Mumbai | 30 | 31 | 195 | Low-cost carrier | |
| IndiGo | File:IndiGo Airbus A320neo F-WWDG (to VT-ITI) (28915135713).jpg | 6E | IGO | IFLY | 2006 | Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai | 140 | 413 | 923 | ||
| SpiceJet | File:VT-MXX - Boeing 737 MAX 8 - SpiceJet - MSN 60184 - VGHS.jpg | SG | SEJ | SPICEJET | 2004 | Delhi, Hyderabad | 63 | 54 | 129 | Low-cost carrier | |
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Regional
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| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs | Destinations | Fleet size | Orders | Notes |
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| Alliance Air | File:VT-AIV.jpg | 9I | LLR | ALLIED | 1996 | Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai | 72 | 21 | 1 | Owned by the Government of India |
| Fly91 | File:Overhaul.jpg | IC | GOA | GOAN | 2022 | Goa–Mopa | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| IndiaOne Air[1] | I7 | IOA | INDIA FIRST | 2020 | Bhubaneswar | 7 | 3 | 10[2] | ||
| Star Air | File:Star Air Embraer E175 VT-GSH landing at VOBL.jpg | S5 | SDG | HISTAR | 2019 | Bengaluru, Hyderabad | 32 | 11 | 2 |
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Cargo
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| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hub(s) | Destinations | Fleet size | Orders | Notes |
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| Afcom Holdings | MT | 2013 | Chennai | 2 | 2 | — | ||||
| Blue Dart Aviation | File:Blue Dart Aviation Boeing 757-200SF SDS-1.jpg | BZ | BDA | BLUE DART | 1994 | Chennai | 8 | 8 | — | |
| Pradhaan Air Express | File:Pradhaan Air A320 at Dubai Airshow 2023.jpg | 6P | PRX | PRADHAAN | 2021 | Delhi | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Quikjet Airlines | File:Quikjet Airlines Aircraft.jpg | QO | FQA | QUIK LIFT | 2007 | Bengaluru | 2 | 2 | — |
Charter
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| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs | Fleet size | Notes |
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| Club One Air | File:Cessna 550 Citation II, Club One Air JP6385372.jpg | — | — | — | 2005 | Delhi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam | 8 | |
| Deccan Charters | File:Deccan Shuttles Cessna 208B Grand Caravan Vyas-1.jpg | DN | DKN | DECCAN | 1997 | Bengaluru | 5 | |
| Global Vectra Helicorp | — | — | — | 1997 | Mumbai | 30 | ||
| Halo Airways[3] | File:Haloairlines.png | 2019 | Kochi | 3 | ||||
| India Fly Safe Aviation | — | — | — | 2010 | Delhi | 6 | ||
| JetSetGo | — | — | — | 2014 | Delhi | 12 | ||
| Karnavati Aviation[4] | 2007 | Ahmedabad | 10 | |||||
| Pawan Hans | File:Pawan hans helicopter mizoram.jpg | — | PHE | PAWAN HANS | 1985 | Delhi | 42 | |
| Pinnacle Air | — | — | — | 2004 | Delhi | 8 | ||
| Sirius India Airlines[5] | 2024 | Delhi | 1 | |||||
| TajAir | — | — | — | 1993 | Mumbai | 3 | ||
| Ventura AirConnect | — | — | — | 2011 | Surat | 5 |
Planned
- Air Kerala[6]
- Al Hind Air[7]
- FlyExpress[8]
- JettWings Airways[9]
- Shankh Air[10][11]
Defunct
See also
References
- ↑ List of scheduled/scheduled commuter operators(15 October 2024). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ India one air to buy 10 twin otter aircraft. Business Line. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ Jet Charters Bangalore, Jet Charter Services Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and other major Indian airports. Halo Airways. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ↑ Karnavati Aviation operating with its base in Ahmedabad. CH Aviation. Retrieved 2025-06-24.
- ↑ Sirius India Airlines providing premium charter services in India. CH Aviation. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ↑ Air Kerala Hires New CEO, First Flight in H1 2025 with ATRs. Aviation A2Z(4 September 2024). Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ Alhind Air among 3 new airlines to start operations in India. India Today(24 June 2025). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ↑ Who is the owner of FlyExpress? Hyderabad-based airline gets approval to launch new airline in India(25 December 2025).
- ↑ Guwahati's JettWings Airways gets nod to fly in 12 sectors in various states. The Economic Times. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ Shankh Air: India gears up for a new airline as Shankh Air gets aviation min's nod. The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ↑ Shankh Air looks to expand regional connectivity in UP, other places. Business Line. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
Further reading
- Sen A.-Tata J.R.D., Five golden decades of India aviation : Tata's memorable years, Aeronautical Publications of India, Bombay, 1978
External links
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