This is a list of airlines which have an air operator's certificate issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India.
Scheduled airlines
Currently, there are 7 scheduled airlines operating in India.
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced | Hubs | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AirAsia India | 
|
I5 | IAD | RED KNIGHT | 2014 | Bengaluru | Low cost | Joint venture with Tata Sons holding 83.67% stake in the airline and AirAsia Investment Limited holding 16.33% stake |
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AI | AIC | AIRINDIA | 1946 | Delhi | Full service | Founded on 15 October 1932; 88 years ago (as Tata Airlines), Later in 1953, it was nationalised. It's 100% privatisation has been scheduled by the end of 2021 to Tata Sons. |
| Air India Express | 
|
IX | AXB | EXPRESS INDIA | 2005 | Kochi | Low cost | Wholly owned subsidiary of Air India. Privatisation scheduled by the end of 2021 to Tata Sons. |
| Go First | 
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G8 | GOW | GOAIR | 2005 | Mumbai | Low cost | Owned by the Indian business conglomerate Wadia Group. |
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6E | IGO | IFLY | 2006 | Gurugram | Low cost | Largest airline in India by passengers carried and fleet size, with a 59.24% domestic market share. |
| SpiceJet | 
|
SG | SEJ | SPICEJET | 2005 | Gurugram | Low cost | Second largest airline in the country by number of domestic passengers carried. |
| Vistara | 
|
UK | VTI | VISTARA | 2015 | Gurugram | Full service | Tata SIA Airlines Limited – a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines |
Regional airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced | Hubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9I | LLR | ALLIED | 1996 | Delhi | A wholly owned subsidiary of Air India. Mainly operates domestic routes as part of the government's UDAN scheme. |
| Air Heritage | 4H | 2019 | Dehradun | Owned by Heritage Aviation | |||
| FlyBig |  |
S9 | FLG | KRISH | 2021 | Indore | Promoted by Gurugram based Big Charter Private Limited |
| Star Air |  |
S5 | SDG | HISTAR | 2019 | Bengaluru | Owned by Sanjay Ghodawat Group |
| TruJet |  |
2T | TRJ | TRUJET | 2015 | Hyderabad | Turbo Megha Airways Private Limited - Incorporated by Ram Charan and Vankayalapati Umesh as promoters. |
| Zoom Air | ZO | ZOM | ZOOM | 2017 | Delhi | Established by Surender Kumar Kaushik as Zexus Air |
Charter airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced | Hubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baron Aviation | 2011 | Mumbai | |||||
| Chhattisgarh Air Link | — | — | — | 2012 | Raipur | ||
| Club One Air | — | — | — | 2005 | Delhi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam | ||
| Confident Airlines[1] | — | — | — | 2005 | Bangalore | ||
| Deccan Charters |  |
DN | DKN | DECCAN | 1997 | Bangalore | |
| Dove Airlines | — | — | — | 2007 | Kolkata | ||
| Fly Divine | — | — | — | 2017 | Indore | ||
| Fly Hornbill | — | — | — | 2016 | Guwahati | ||
| Ghodawat Aviation | — | — | — | 2014 | Kolhapur | ||
| Global Vectra Helicorp | — | — | — | 1997 | Mumbai | ||
| Jagson Airlines |  |
— | JGN | JAGSON | 2005 | Delhi | |
| Jal Hans | — | — | — | 2010 | Port Blair | ||
| Pawan Hans |  |
— | PHE[2] | PAWAN HANS | 1985 | Delhi | |
| Pinnacle Air | — | — | — | 2004 | Delhi | ||
| Safefly Aviation | — | — | — | 2010 | New Delhi | ||
| Spirit Air | — | — | — | 2012 | Bangalore | ||
| Supreme Airlines | — | — | — | 1983 | Jaipur | ||
| TajAir | — | — | — | 1993 | Mumbai | Owned by the Tata Sons | |
| Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd | — | — | — | 1997 | Pune | ||
| Titan Aviation | — | — | — | 2010 | Bangalore | ||
| Ventura AirConnect | — | — | — | 2011 | Surat | ||
| VRL Air[3] | — | — | — | 2008 | Hubli |
Cargo airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Commenced | Hubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dart Aviation |  |
BZ | BDA | BLUE DART | 1995 | Chennai | |
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SG | SEJ | SPICEJET | 2018 | Delhi | Air cargo division of SpiceJet. Was launched in September, 2018. |
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QO | FQA | QUIK LIFT | 2016 | Bangalore | Promoted by AFL Pvt Ltd |
Upcoming airlines
Akasa Air is a proposed low cost carrier to be based in India planning to commence operations in mid - 2022. The airline will be run by former Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is considering plans to invest USD35 million to acquire a 40% stake in proposed start-up LCC. Mr Jhunjhunwala said the proposed LCC aims to acquire 70 aircraft within the next four years and is targeting aircraft equipped to accommodate approximately 180 passengers. India's Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) awarded a no objection certificate to Akasa in August, 2021.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ↑ "Conglomerate Companies in India - Confident Group". Confident-group.com.
- ↑ "Airline Code Search Result". avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ↑ "VRL GROUP". Vrlgroup.in. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
