This is a List of airlines in India, both operational and defunct.

•Kingfisher

Operational

Airline ICAO IATA Call Sign Commenced Headquarters Type

AirAsia india IAD I5 ARIYA 2014 Chennai Low Cost

Air Carnival ACV 2S - 2016 Coimbatore Regional

Air Costa LEP LB LECOSTA 2013 Vijayawada Regional

Air Himalayas - - - 2009 Manali Regional

Flag
Air India AIC AI AIRINDIA 1932 Delhi
Carrier

Air India Express AXB IX EXPRESS INDIA 2005 Kochi Low Cost

Air India Regional LLR CD ALLIED 1996 Delhi Regional

Air Odisha AOA AO AIR ODISHA 2012 Bhubaneswar Charter

Blue Dart Aviation BDA BZ BLUE DART 1995 Chennai Cargo

Chhattisgarh Air CHHATTISGARH

CJS CG 2012 Raipur Charter
Link AIR

Club One Air  —  —  — 2005 Delhi Charter

Deccan Charters DKN DN DECCAN 1997 Bangalore Charter

GoAir GOW G8 GO AIR 2005 Mumbai Low Cost

IndiGo IGO 6E IFLY 2006 Gurgaon Low Cost

Jet Airways JAI 9W JET AIRWAYS 1993 Mumbai Full service

Pinnacle Air PNC PX PINNACLE 2013 Delhi Charter

Quikjet Airlines FQA QO QUIK LIFT 2016 Bangalore Cargo

SpiceJet SEJ SG SPICEJET 2005 Gurgaon Low Cost

TajAir MGE TX  — 1993 Mumbai Charter

TruJet TRJ 2T TRUJET 2015 Hyderabad Regional

Vistara VTI UK VISTARA 2015 Delhi Full service

Planned
 Airlines ICAO IATA Call Sign Commencement Owners Headquarters

Air Kerala - - - TBA Kochi Regional

Easy Air - - - 2016 Chennai Regional

FlyEasy EZX EX Easyex 2016 Bangalore Regional

Fly Hornbill - - - TBA Guwahati Regional

Defunct airlines

This is a list of defunct airlines:

 Commenced
Airline Ceased operations Headquarters
operations

Air Mantra 2012 2013 Delhi

Air Pegasus 2015 2016 Bangalore

Air Sahara 1991 2006 Mumbai

Air Services of India 1936 1953 Mumbai

Airways India 1945 1955 Kolkata

Ambica Airlines 1947 1949 Bombay

Archana Airways 1991 1999 Delhi

Aryan Cargo Express 2005 2010 Delhi

Bharat Airways 1995 1999 Mumbai

Crescent Air Cargo 2000 2006 Chennai

Damania Airways[1] 1993 1997 Mumbai

Darbhanga Aviations 1950 1962 Kolkata

Deccan 360[2] 2009 2011 Bangalore

East-West Airlines 1992 1995 Mumbai

Elbee Airlines 1994 1998 Mumbai

Gujarat Airways[3] 1995 2001 Vadodara

Himalayans Air Transport and

1934 1935 Kolkata
Survey

Himalayan Aviation 1948 1953 Kolkata

Indian 1953 2011 Delhi

Indian National Airways 1925 1945 Delhi

Indian Overseas Airlines 1947 1950 Mumbai

Indian State Air Service 1929 1931 Kolkata

Indian Transcontinental Airlines 1933 1948 Kolkata

Indus Airways 2006 2007 Delhi

Irawaddy Flotilla & Airways 1934 1939 Chennai

Jamair 1946 1977 Kolkata

JetKonnect 2012 2014 Mumbai

Jupiter Airways[4] 1948 1953 Chennai

Kalinga Airlines 1946 1965 Kolkata

Kingfisher Airlines 2005 2013 Bangalore

MDLR Airlines 2007 2009 Delhi

ModiLuft 1994 1996 Mumbai

NEPC Airlines 1993 1997 Chennai

Orient Airways 1946 1955 Kolkata

Paramount Airways 2005 2010 Chennai

Pushpaka Airlines 1979 1983 Mumbai

Simplifly Deccan 2003 2008 Bangalore

Tata Airlines 1932 1946 Mumbai

Vayudoot 1981 1997 Delhi

VIF Airways 1993 1996 Hyderabad

Vijay Airlines 1981 1997 Chennai

See also

List of airports in India

References

1. ^ "1991-Privatisation of airlines: Flights of fancy" . India Today. 17 Dec 2009. Retrieved

7 November 2011.

2. ^ "State Bank of India opposes airline licence for new venture of Capt Gopinath" . Retrieved
10 June 2013.

3. ^ "World Airline Directory" . FlightGlobal. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2014.

4. ^ "The plane that made India fly" . The Hindu. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 18 February
2015.

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