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| Founded | 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 21 December 2020 | ||||||
| Hubs | Indore Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 | ||||||
| Destinations | 8 | ||||||
| Parent company | Big Charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gurugram, Haryana, India | ||||||
| Key people | Sanjay Mandavia Srinivas Rao (CEO) [2] | ||||||
| Website | flybig.in | ||||||
FlyBig is a regional airline in based in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India.[3] It is promoted by Gurugram-based Big Charter Private Limited. The airline began operations in December 2020 and is focused on connecting tier-2 cities within India. [4]
History
The company has received a No Objection Certificate from the 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.[5] The company's focus is to serve Tier-2 cities and it aims to build a fleet of more ATR-72s and HAL manufactured Dornier 228 aircraft and eventually expand to a fleet of 20.[6]
Before the airline began any scheduled flights, it had won its first route under a government tender to serve Shillong from Delhi. The flights commenced on 21 December 2020 and to fulfil its obligations, the airline wet-leased a Dash 8 Q400 from SpiceJet.[7][8] The airline conducted proving flights on 4 December 2020[9] and operated its first scheduled flight on 3 January 2021 from Indore to Ahmedabad.[10]
Destinations
FlyBig flies to 8 domestic destinations all within India, with its hub at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport in Indore
Fleet
The FlyBig fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2020:[13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-500 | 1 | 2 | 78 | |
| Total | 1 | 2 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Codes Full Details". www.avcodes.co.uk.
- ↑ "Executive Spotlight: CEO of flybig Highlights India's Domestic Aviation Opportunities". Connected Aviation Today. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Airline and Location Code Search". www.iata.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ "FlyBig likely to start ops from Raja Bhoj by year-end". The Times of India. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ↑ "HAL's Dornier is all set to get new wings, Flybig wings". Bangalore Mirror. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Starting an airline during COVID-19 may sound like a bad idea. But for Flybig, it's a perfect flightplan". Moneycontrol.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ↑ "Direct Flight Services Between Shillong, Delhi Launched". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ Rashir, Princess Giri. "Are you ready to FLYBIG from Shillong to Delhi?". EastMojo. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ "Indore welcomes first Proving Flight of Fly Big Airlines, receives water cannon salute". The Free Press Journal. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ↑ Desk, India com Business (2021-01-01). "Flybig to Start Operations From January 3: All You Need to Know About India's New Airline". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "FlyBig Flight Schedule January 2021" (PDF). Flybig. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ↑ "First-ever direct flight from Delhi to Shillong becomes operational". newsonair.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ↑ "Flybig Airlines Fleet Details and History". FlyBig India Fleet. Retrieved 2021-01-02.