List of airlines of India

"Indian airlines" redirects here. For the defunct airline, see Indian Airlines.

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 |  | AI  | AIC  | AIRINDIA  | 1932  | Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai | 94 | 191 | 374  | Full service airline, Flag carrier of India
Air India Express |  | IX  | AXB  | EXPRESS INDIA  | 2005  | Bengaluru, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai | 54 | 112 | 144  | Low cost carrier, subsidiary of Air India
Akasa Air |  | QP  | AKJ  | AKASA AIR  | 2021  | Bengaluru, Mumbai | 28 | 28 | 198  | Low cost carrier
IndiGo |  | 6E  | IGO  | IFLY  | 2006  | Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai | 126 | 411 | 946  | Low cost carrier
SpiceJet |  | SG  | SEJ  | SPICEJET  | 2004  | Delhi, Hyderabad | 73 | 97 | 147  | Low cost carrier

## Regional/commuter

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Airline  | Image  | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded  | Hubs  | Fleet size  | Orders  | Notes

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Air Kerala[1] |  | -- | -- | -- | 2024  | Kochi | -- | -- |
Alhind Airlines[2] |  | -- | -- | -- | 2024  | Kochi | -- | 2  |
Alliance Air |  | 9I  | LLR  | ALLIED  | 1996  | Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai | 21  | 1  | Owned by Government of India. Operates under UDAN Scheme.
Fly91 |  | IC  | GOA  | GOAN  | 2022  | Goa–Mopa | 2  | 4  |
FlyBig |  | S9  | FLG  | KRIS  | 2021  | Guwahati | 3  | 9  |
IndiaOne Air[3] |  | I7[4] | IOA[5] | INDIA FIRST[5] | 2020  | Bhubaneswar | 3  | -- |
JettWings Airways[6] |  | -- | -- | -- | 2023  | Guwahati | 1  | -- |
Shankh Air[7] |  | -- | -- | -- | 2024  | Lucknow | -- | -- |
Star Air |  | S5  | SDG  | HISTAR  | 2019  | Bengaluru, Belgaum | 8  | 6  |
Zooom Air |  | ZO  | ZOM  | ZOOM  | 2013  | Delhi | 5  | -- |

## Cargo

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Afcom Holdings |  | MT  |  |  | 2013  | Chennai | 2  | -- |
Blue Dart Aviation |  | BZ  | BDA  | BLUE DART  | 1994  | Chennai | 8  | -- |
Pradhaan Air Express  |  | 6P  | PRX  | PRADHAAN  | 2021  | Delhi | 1  | 3  |
Quikjet Airlines |  | QO  | FQA  | QUIK LIFT  | 2007  | Bengaluru | 2  | -- |

## Charter

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Airline  | Image  | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded  | Hubs  | Fleet size  | Notes

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Club One Air |  | —  | —  | —  | 2005  | New Delhi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam | 4  |
Deccan Charters |  | DN  | DKN  | DECCAN  | 1997  | Bengaluru | 5  |
Global Vectra Helicorp |  | —  | —  | —  | 1997  | Mumbai | 30  |
Halo Airways[8] |  |  |  |  | 2019  | Kochi | 3  |
India Fly Safe Aviation |  | —  | —  | —  | 2010  | New Delhi | 6  |
JetSetGo |  | -- | -- | -- | 2014  | Delhi | 12  |
Karnavati Aviation  |  |  |  |  | 2007  |  | 1  |
Pawan Hans |  | —  | PHE  | PAWAN HANS  | 1985  | New Delhi | 43  |
Pinnacle Air  |  | —  | —  | —  | 2004  | New Delhi | 8  |
Sirius India Airlines  |  |  |  |  | 2024  |  | 1  | Luxury airline. Operates one Hawker 4000 which will increase to 12 aircraft by 2025.[9]
TajAir |  | —  | —  | —  | 1993  | Mumbai | 3  |
Ventura AirConnect |  | -- | -- | -- | 2011  | Surat | 5  |

## See also

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* List of airports in India
* List of airlines
* List of defunct airlines of India
* List of pilot training institutes in India

## References

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1. ^ "Air Kerala Hires New CEO, First Flight in H1 2025 with ATRs". 4 September 2024.
2. ^ "Kochi based Alhind Group starts new airline". 26 August 2024.
3. ^ "List of scheduled/scheduled commuter operators" (PDF). dgca.gov.in. 15 October 2024.
4. ^ "IATA - Codes - Airline and Airport Codes Search". www.iata.org.
5. ^ a b "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator Encode". www.faa.gov.
6. ^ "Guwahati's JettWings Airways gets nod to fly in 12 sectors in various states - ET Infra".
7. ^ "Shankh Air: India gears up for a new airline as Shankh Air gets aviation min's nod". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
8. ^ "Jet Charters Bangalore, Jet Charter Services Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, and other major Indian airports". Halo Airways. Retrieved 22 April 2025.
9. ^ "Former SpiceJet COO launches Sirius India Airlines for providing premium charter service". Financialexpress. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

## External links

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Airlines of India

* Civil aviation in India
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Full service|

* Air India

Low cost|

* Air India Express
* Akasa Air
* IndiGo
* SpiceJet

Regional|

* Air Kerala
* Alliance Air
* Fly91
* FlyBig
* Star Air
* Zooom Air

Cargo|

* Blue Dart Aviation
* Indigo CarGo
* Quikjet Airlines
* SpiceXpress

Charter|

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Defunct|

* Air Carnival
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Places|

| States|

| Andhra Pradesh|

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Karnataka|

* Bengaluru
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Kerala|

* Kochi
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Maharashtra|

* Mumbai
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Tamil Nadu|

* Chennai
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Telangana|

* Hyderabad

West Bengal|

* Darjeeling
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Other|

* AR
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* List of airline holding companies
* List of airline mergers and acquisitions
* List of airlines
* List of airlines by foundation date
* List of charter airlines
* List of low-cost airlines
* List of passenger airlines
* List of regional airlines

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