List of airlines of India

This is a List of Airlines of India, both operational and defunct, operating in the area of civil aviation in India.

By airline companies market share

Largest Indian Airlines by Market Share
Source Period Airliners Ref.
IndiGo Jet Airways Air India Spice Jet Go Air Others
DGCAApril 201839.9%16.1%13.3%12.4%8.8%9.5%[1]

Type of Airlines

Operational

Airline IATA ICAO Call Sign Commenced Headquarters Type Image
Air IndiaAIAICAIRINDIA1932DelhiFlag Carrier
Full Service
Jet Airways9WJAIJETAIRWAYS1993MumbaiFull Service
IndiGo6EIGOIFLY2006GurgaonLow Cost
Air India ExpressIXAXBEXPRESS INDIA2005KochiLow Cost
SpiceJetSGSEJSPICEJET2005GurgaonLow Cost
GoAirG8GOWGOAIR2005MumbaiLow Cost
AirAsia IndiaI5IADRED KNIGHT2014BangaloreLow Cost
VistaraUKVTIVISTARA2015GurgaonFull Service
Alliance Air9ILLRALLIED1996DelhiRegional
TruJet2TTRJTRUJET2015HyderabadRegional
Air DeccanDNDKNDECCAN2017MumbaiRegional
Air Odisha6X-—2012BhubaneswarRegional
Luwang Air———2018KolkataRegional
Zoom AirZOZOM—2013GurgaonRegional
Blue Dart AviationBZBDABLUE DART1995ChennaiCargo
Quikjet AirlinesQOFQAQUIK LIFT2016BangaloreCargo | Charter
Chhattisgarh Air Link———2012RaipurCharter
Club One Air———2005DelhiCharter
Confident Airlines[2]———2005BangaloreCharter
Deccan ChartersDNDKNDECCAN1997BangaloreCharter
Dove Airlines———2007KolkataCharter
Fly Divine———2017IndoreCharter
Ghodawat Aviation———2014KolhapurCharter
Global Vectra Helicorp———1997MumbaiCharter
Jagson Airlines—JGNJAGSON2005DelhiCharter
Jal Hans———2010Port BlairCharter
Pawan Hans———1985DelhiCharter
Pinnacle Air———2004DelhiRegional[3]
Spirit Air———2012BangaloreCharter
Supreme Airlines———1993MumbaiCharter
TajAir———1993MumbaiCharter
Titan Aviation———2010BangaloreCharter
Ventura AirConnect———2011SuratCharter
VRL Air[4]———2008HubliCharter
Safefly Aviation———2010New DelhiCharter

Planned

Airlines ICAO IATA Call Sign Commencement Headquarters Type
Air Kerala———TBAKochiTBA
Fly Hornbill[5]———TBAGuwahatiRegional
Star Air———2018 BengaluruRegional

Defunct

This is a list of Defunct Airlines:

Airline Commenced operations Ceased operations Headquarters IATA ICAO
Air Carnival20162017Coimbatore 2S ACV
Air Costa20132017Vijayawada LB LEP
Air Pegasus20152016Bangalore OP PPL
Easy Air20152015Chennai
JetKonnect20122014Mumbai S2 JLL
Air Mantra20122013Delhi M9
Air India Cargo19542012Mumbai AI AIC
JetLite20072012Mumbai S2 JLL
Kingfisher Airlines20032012Bangalore IT KFR
Kingfisher Red20082012Bangalore IT KFR
Deccan 360[6]20092011Bangalore 3C DEC
Indian20072011Delhi IC IAC
Aryan Cargo Express20052010Delhi YE ACQ
Paramount Airways20052010Chennai I7 PMW
MDLR Airlines20072009Delhi 9H MDL
Simplifly Deccan20032008Bangalore DN DKN
Air Dravida20042008Chennai
Air Sahara20002007Delhi S2 JLL
Indian Airlines19532007Delhi IC IAC
Indus Air20062007Delhi
Crescent Air Cargo20002006Chennai C8 CAC
Gujarat Airways[7]19952001Vadodara G8[8] GBU
Sahara Airlines19932000Delhi S2 JLL
Archana Airways[9]19911999Delhi ACY
Bharat Airways19951999Mumbai
Elbee Airlines19941998Mumbai LBE
NEPC Airlines19931997Chennai D5 NEP
Damania Airways[10]19931997Mumbai D2 DMQ
Vayudoot19811997Delhi V5 VDA
Vijay Airlines19811997Chennai
VIF Airways19931996Hyderabad V2 VIF
ModiLuft19941996Mumbai M9 MOD
East-West Airlines19921995Mumbai W2 EWT
Pushpaka Aviation19791983Mumbai
Jamair19461977Kolkata
Kalinga Airlines19461965Kolkata
Darbhanga Aviations19501962Kolkata
Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa19551961Goa
Airways (India)[11]19451955Kolkata
Orient Airways19461955Kolkata
Jupiter Airways[12]19481953Chennai
Air Services of India19361953Mumbai
Himalayan Aviation19481953Kolkata
Deccan Airways[11]19451953Hyderabad
Indian Overseas Airlines19471950Mumbai
Ambica Airlines19471949Bombay
Indian Transcontinental Airlines19331948Kolkata
Tata Airlines19321946Mumbai
Indian National Airways19251945Delhi
Irawaddy Flotilla & Airways[13]19341939Chennai
Himalayan Air Transport & Survey[14]19341935Kolkata
Indian State Air Service19291931Kolkata

See also

References

  1. ↑ "OPERATOR". dgca.nic.in. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Conglomerate Companies in India - Confident Group".
  3. ↑ https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/69963-hisar-india-sees-inaugural-commercial-traffic
  4. ↑ http://www.vrlgroup.in/vrl_air_charting.aspx
  5. ↑ "Our Aircraft - Flyhornbill". www.flyhornbill.com.
  6. ↑ "State Bank of India opposes airline licence for new venture of Capt Gopinath". Retrieved 10 June 2013.
  7. ↑ "World Airline Directory". Flight-Global. 31 March 1999. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ↑ https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1999/1999%20-%200797.html
  9. ↑ "The Aviation Code Web Site - ICAO Callsigns beginning with". www.avcodes.co.uk.
  10. ↑ "1991-Privatisation of airlines: Flights of fancy". India Today. 17 Dec 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  11. 1 2 "Airline Timetable Images - List of Complete Timetables". www.timetableimages.com.
  12. ↑ "The plane that made India fly". The Hindu. 20 November 2006. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "A Short History of the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company". www.travel-news-photos-stories.com.
  14. ↑ "Airlines - India". www.airlinehistory.co.uk.
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