Fly Hornbill

Fly Hornbill
IATA ICAO Callsign
Founded 2016
Commenced operations 2017
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer program Club Hornbill
Company slogan Wings of the North East
Parent company AAA Aviation Services [1]
Website https://www.flyhornbill.com

Fly Hornbill is an Indian Regional airline based in Guwahati.[2]

History

The airline was founded in 2016 and planned to start operations in early 2017 to provide air connectivity to North-Eastern destinations in India in place of Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air.[3] However, as of September 2017 operations are yet to begin and any aircraft is yet to be acquired.[4]The airline is currently seeking approvals from India's aviation regulator DGCA to start operations.[5] The airline has also won the rights to operate flights on many Nort Eastern routes under the UDAN-RCS scheme.[6]

Planned Destinations

Fly Hornbill plans to serve the following destinations-[7][8]

StateCityAirportNotes
AssamGuwahatiLokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International AirportHub
AssamDibrugarhDibrugarh Airport
AssamJorhatJorhat Airport
AssamNorth LakhimpurLilabari Airport
AssamSilcharSilchar Airport
West BengalKolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport
AssamTezpurTezpur Airport
MizoramAizawlLengpui Airport
ManipurImphalImphal Airport
MeghalayaShillongShillong Airport
NagalandDimapurDimapur Airport
TripuraAgartalaAgartala Airport

Fleet

The airline operates two ERJ-145 aircraft.

References

  1. "Hornbill set to spread wings". Telegraph India.
  2. "Fly Hornbill on ch-aviation". www.ch-aviation.com.
  3. "Shillong Airport to be Hub of Regional Connectivity Scheme of Northeast » Northeast Today". www.northeasttoday.in. 14 September 2017.
  4. "Hornbill not ready to fly". Telegraph India.
  5. "HACL for Nagaland-based air service - The Morung Express". The Morung Express. 14 August 2015.
  6. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/63736-india-announces-second-round-of-udan-routes
  7. "Flyhornbill". www.flyhornbill.com.
  8. https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/63736-india-announces-second-round-of-udan-routes
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