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{{Short description|Regional airline in India}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline = FlyBig
| logo = Flybig.png
| logo_size = 250px
| fleet_size = 1
| destinations = 8
| IATA = S9 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.avcodes.co.uk/details.asp?ID=29431|title=The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Codes Full Details|website=www.avcodes.co.uk}}</ref>
| ICAO = FLG
| callsign = KRIS
| parent = Big Charter
| founded = 2020
| commenced = {{Start date|df=yes|2020|12|21}}
| headquarters = [[Gurugram]], [[Haryana]], [[India]]
| key_people = Sanjay Mandavia <br /> Srinivas Rao (CEO) <ref>{{cite web|url=https://connectedaviationtoday.com/executive-spotlight-ceo-flybig-highlights-indias-domestic-aviation-opportunities/#.X5LofC17FE4 |title=Executive Spotlight: CEO of flybig Highlights India's Domestic Aviation Opportunities |publisher= Connected Aviation Today |date=25 August 2020 |access-date= 23 October 2020}}</ref>
| aoc =
| hubs = [[Indore Airport]]
| secondary_hubs =
| focus_cities =
| frequent_flyer =
| lounge =
| alliance =
| num_employees =
| website = {{URL|https://flybig.in/|flybig.in}}
}}
'''FlyBig''' is a [[regional airline]] in based in [[Indore]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[India]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Airline and Location Code Search|url=https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=www.iata.org|language=en}}</ref> It is promoted by [[Gurugram]]-based Big Charter Private Limited. The airline began operations in December 2020 and is focused on connecting [[Classification of Indian cities|tier-2 cities]] within India. <ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/78835806.cms |title=FlyBig likely to start ops from Raja Bhoj by year-end |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=24 October 2020 |access-date= 25 October 2020}}</ref>

==History==
The company has received a [[No Objection Certificate]] from the [[Ministry of Civil Aviation (India)|Ministry of Civil Aviation]] and received its [[Air Operator's Certificate]] (AoC) on 14 December 2020. It began operations with a single [[ATR-72-500]].<ref name="BM1">{{cite web|url=https://bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/others/hals-dornier-is-all-set-to-get-new-wings-flybig-wings/articleshow/77839769.cms |title=HAL's Dornier is all set to get new wings, Flybig wings |publisher=[[Bangalore Mirror]] |date=31 August 2020 |access-date= 23 October 2020}}</ref> The company's focus is to serve Tier-2 cities and it aims to build a fleet of more [[ATR-72]]s and [[Hindustan Aeronautics Limited|HAL]] manufactured [[Dornier 228]] aircraft and eventually expand to a fleet of 20.<ref name="MC1">{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/starting-an-airline-during-covid-19-may-sound-like-a-bad-idea-but-for-flybig-its-a-perfect-flightplan-5757151.html |title=Starting an airline during COVID-19 may sound like a bad idea. But for Flybig, it's a perfect flightplan|publisher=[[Moneycontrol.com]] |date=26 August 2020 |access-date= 23 October 2020}}</ref>

Before the airline began any scheduled flights, it had won its first route under a government tender to serve [[Shillong Airport|Shillong]] from [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]. The flights commenced on 21 December 2020 and to fulfil its obligations, the airline [[wet-lease]]d a Dash 8 Q400 from [[SpiceJet]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Direct Flight Services Between Shillong, Delhi Launched|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/direct-flight-services-between-shillong-delhi-launched-2341786|access-date=2021-01-02|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Rashir|first=Princess Giri|title=Are you ready to FLYBIG from Shillong to Delhi?|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/meghalaya/2020/12/19/are-you-ready-to-flybig-from-shillong-to-delhi|access-date=2021-01-02|website=EastMojo|language=en}}</ref>
The airline conducted proving flights on 4 December 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=Indore welcomes first Proving Flight of Fly Big Airlines, receives water cannon salute |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/indore/indore-welcomes-first-proving-flight-of-fly-big-airlines-receives-water-cannon-salute|date=4 December 2020| access-date=5 January 2021|website=[[The Free Press Journal]] }}</ref> and operated its first scheduled flight on 3 January 2021 from Indore to [[Ahmedabad]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Desk|first=India com Business|date=2021-01-01|title=Flybig to Start Operations From January 3: All You Need to Know About India's New Airline|url=https://www.india.com/business/flybig-to-start-operations-from-january-3-all-you-need-to-know-about-indias-new-airline-4303201/|access-date=2021-01-02|website=India News, Breaking News {{!}} India.com|language=en}}</ref>

== Destinations ==
[[File:FlyBig Aircraft at Raipur Airport.png|thumb|A FlyBig ATR 72 parked at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur]]

[[File:FlyBig Aircraft landed at Raipur Airport dec 2020.png|thumb| Flybig aircraft at Swami Vivekananda Airport, Raipur]]
FlyBig flies to 8 domestic destinations all within India, with its hub at [[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport]] in [[Indore]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!State
!City
! class="unsortable" |Airport
!Notes
! class="unsortable" |{{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|[[Pasighat]]
|[[Pasighat Airport]]
|
|-
|[[Tezu]]
|[[Tezu Airport]]
|
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=FlyBig Flight Schedule January 2021|url=https://flybig.in/documents/FlightScheduleSheet.pdf|access-date=2020-01-02|website=Flybig}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Assam]]
|[[Kokrajhar]]
|[[Rupsi Airport]]||
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Guwahati]]
|[[Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport]]
|
|
|-
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|[[Raipur]]
|[[Swami Vivekananda Airport]]
|
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=FlyBig Flight Schedule January 2021|url=https://flybig.in/documents/FlightScheduleSheet.pdf|access-date=2020-01-02|website=Flybig}}</ref>
|-
|[[Gujarat]]
|[[Ahmedabad]]
|[[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]]
|
| align="center" |<ref name=":0" />
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|[[Indore]]
|[[Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport]]||{{airline hub}}
|<ref name=":0" />
|-
|[[Bhopal]]
|[[Raja Bhoj Airport]]
|
|
|-
|[[Meghalaya]]
|[[Shillong]]
|[[Shillong Airport]]
|
|<ref name="newsonair_406469">{{Cite web|title=First-ever direct flight from Delhi to Shillong becomes operational|url=http://newsonair.com/Main-News-Details.aspx?title=First-ever-direct-flight-from-Delhi-to-Shillong-becomes-operational&id=406469|access-date=2021-01-02|website=newsonair.com}}</ref>
|-
|[[West Bengal]]
|[[Kolkata]]
|[[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]]
|
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|-
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|-
|}

==Fleet==

The FlyBig fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2020:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flybig Airlines Fleet Details and History|url=https://www.planespotters.net/airline/Flybig-Airlines?refresh=1|access-date=2021-01-02|website=FlyBig India Fleet}}</ref>
<center>
{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse:collapse;text-align:center"
|+ FlyBig fleet
|-
!Aircraft
!In service
!Orders
!Passengers
!Notes
|-
|[[ATR 72|ATR 72-500]]
|1
|2
|78
|
|-
!Total
!1
!2
!colspan=2|
|}
</center>

==See also==
* [[List of airlines of India]]
* [[Transport in India]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links==

{{airlines of India}}

[[Category:Airlines of India]]
[[Category:2020 establishments in Haryana]]
[[Category:Airlines established in 2020]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 2020]]
[[Category:Companies based in Haryana]]
[[Category:Transport in Haryana]]

FlyBig - Revision history

IgnacioElem3: fixed article additionally and fixed typos to improve readability

>Azuredivay: clean up, links