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As of 30 October 2007 the total fleet size of commercial airlines in India was 439. In 1994 the Air Corporation Act of 1953 was repealed with a view to remove monopoly of air corporations on scheduled services, enable private airlines to operate scheduled service, convert Indian Airlines and Air India to limited company and enable private participation in the national carriers.<ref name=http://dgca.nic.in> [http://dgca.nic.in/cars/D3C-C2.pdf "MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR GRANT OF PERMIT TO OPERATE SCHEDULED PASSENGER AIR TRANSPORT SERVICES" ]</ref><ref name=http://civilaviation.nic.in> [http://civilaviation.nic.in/jdg_pres.PPT "Airline Operations Regulatory Issues in India" ]</ref> However, beginning 1990 private airline companies were allowed to operate air taxi services, resulting in the establishment of [[Jet Airways]] and [[Air Sahara]]. These changes in the Indian aviation policies resulted in the increase of the share of private airline operators in domestic passenger carriage to 68.5% in 2005 from 0.4 of 1991.<ref name="http://civilaviation.nic.in"/>

This is a list of airlines currently operating in [[Civil aviation in India|India]].

~~==Operational airlines==~~

~~{| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=3 class="wikitable"~~

== Mainline ==

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header sort-under"

!Airline

!Image

~~![[ICAO airline code|ICAO]]~~

![[IATA]]

![[ICAO]]

~~!Call Sign~~

![[Airline call sign|Callsign]]

~~!Commenced Operations~~

!Founded

~~!Headquarters~~

!Hubs/Bases

!Destinations

!Fleet Size

!Orders

!Notes

| [[Air India~~]] || AIC || AI || AIRINDIA || October 1932 || [[Mumbai~~]]

| [[File:Air India A350 - 900.png|Frameless|100x100px]]

| align="center" | AI

| align="center" | AIC

| align="center" | AIRINDIA

| align="center" | 1932

| align="center" | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]

| align="center" | [[List of Air India destinations|81]]

| align="center" | [[Air India fleet|142]]

| align="center" | 274

| align="center" | Full service carrier, flag carrier of India

| {{nowrap|[[Air India Express]] ~~|| AXB || IX || EXPRESS INDIA || April 2005 || [[Kochi]]~~ }}

| [[File:Air India Express VT-AXM right MRD.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | IX

| align="center" | AXB

| align="center" | EXPRESS INDIA

| align="center" | 2005

| align="center" | [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]]

| align="center" | [[List of Air India Express destinations|45]]

| align="center" | [[Air India Express#Fleet|88]]

| align="center" | 156

| align="center" | Low cost subsidiary of [[Air India]]

| [[Akasa Air]]

~~| [[Air India Regional]] || LLR || CD || ALLIED || 1996 <br> (as Alliance Air) || [[Mumbai]]~~

| [[File:Akasa_Air_VT-YAA.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | QP

| align="center" | AKJ

| align="center" | AKASA AIR

| align="center" | 2021

| align="center" | [[Bengaluru International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Mumbai International Airport|Mumbai]]

| align="center" | [[List of Akasa Air destinations|21]]

| align="center" | [[Akasa Air#Fleet|25]]

| align="center" | 201

| align="center" | Low cost carrier

| [[IndiGo]]

~~| [[Blue Dart Aviation]] || BDA || BZ || BLUE DART || 1995 || [[Chennai]]~~

| [[File:IndiGo Airbus A320neo F-WWDG (to VT-ITI) (28915135713).jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | 6E

| align="center" | IGO

| align="center" | IFLY

| align="center" | 2006

| align="center" | [[List of IndiGo destinations|122]]

| align="center" | [[IndiGo fleet|379]]

| align="center" | 952

| align="center" | Low cost carrier

| [[SpiceJet]]

~~| [[Club One Air]] || — || — || — || August 2005 || [[Delhi]]~~

| [[File:VT-MXX - Boeing 737 MAX 8 - SpiceJet - MSN 60184 - VGHS.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | SG

| align="center" | SEJ

| align="center" | SPICEJET

| align="center" | 2004

| align="center" | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]]

| align="center" | [[List of SpiceJet destinations|62]]

| align="center" | [[SpiceJet#Fleet|91]]

| align="center" | 147

| align="center" | Low cost carrier

| [[Vistara]]

~~| [[Deccan 360]] || DEC || 3C || DECCAN CARGO || 2009 || [[Bangalore]]~~

| [[File:Vistara, VT-TSD, Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | UK

| align="center" | VTI

| align="center" | VISTARA

| align="center" | 2013

| align="center" | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Mumbai]]

| align="center" | [[List of Vistara destinations|50]]

| align="center" | [[Vistara#Fleet|70]]

| align="center" | —

| align="center" | To be merged with [[Air India]] by 12 November 2024<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/vistara-to-merge-with-air-india-from-november-12/article68584422.ece |title=Vistara to merge with Air India from November 12 |date=30 August 2024 |access-date=30 August 2024}}</ref>

== Regional/Commuter ==

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header sort-under"

!Airline

~~| [[Deccan Aviation]] || DKN || DN || DECCAN || 1997 || [[Bangalore]]~~

!Image

![[IATA]]

![[ICAO]]

![[Airline call sign|Callsign]]

!Founded

!Hubs

!Fleet Size

!Orders

!Notes

|Air Kerala<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/09/04/air-kerala-appoints-ceo-first-flight-in-2025/ |title=Air Kerala Hires New CEO, First Flight in H1 2025 with ATRs |date=4 September 2024 }}</ref>

~~| [[GoAir]] || GOW || G8 || GOAIR || June 2004 || [[Mumbai]]~~

| align="center" | —

| align="center" | 2024

| align="center" | [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]]

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | —

|Alhind Airlines<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2024/08/26/alhind-airlines-to-start-flights-by-2024-end/ |title=Kochi based Alhind Group starts new airline|date=26 August 2024 }}</ref>

~~| [[IndiGo]] || IGO || 6E || IFLY || August 2006 || [[Gurgaon]]~~

| align="center" | —

| align="center" | 2024

| align="center" | [[Cochin International Airport|Kochi]]

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 2

| [[Alliance Air (India)|Alliance Air]]

~~| Invision Air || — || — || — || March 2011 || [[Mumbai]]~~

| [[File:VT-RKE VOBL (38675264715).jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | 9I

| align="center" | LLR

| align="center" | ALLIED

| align="center" | 1996

| align="center" | 21

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | Owned By [[Government Of India]]. Operates under [[UDAN]] Scheme.

|[[Fly91]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=29 February 2024 |title=Goa-based Fly91 begins operations from Mopa, receives water cannon salute |url=https://www.thegoan.net/goa-news/goabased-fly91-begins-operations-from-mopa-receives-water-cannon-salute/110306.html |access-date=1 March 2024 |work=The Goan |issn=|archive-date= |archive-url= }}</ref>

~~| [[Jagson Airlines]] || JGN || JA || JAGSON || November 1991 || [[Delhi]]~~

| align="center" | IC<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.iata.org/en/publications/directories/code-search?airline.search=IC |title=Airline and Airport Code Search |website=IATA |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

| align="center" | GOA<ref name="CHA">{{cite web|url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/F91|title=Fly91|website=ch-aviation|access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>

| align="center" | GOAN

| align="center" | 2022

| align="center" | [[Manohar International Airport|Goa–Mopa]]

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 4

| [[FlyBig]]

~~| [[Jet Airways]] || JAI || 9W || JET AIRWAYS || May 1993 || [[Mumbai]]~~

| [[File:FlyBig Aircraft landed at Raipur Airport dec 2020.png|100px]]

| align="center" | S9

| align="center" | FLG

| align="center" | KRIS

| align="center" | 2021

| align="center" | [[Guwahati International Airport|Guwahati]]

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | 9

| [[IndiaOne Air]]

~~| [[Jet Konnect]] || JAI || 9W || JET AIRWAYS || May 2009 || [[Mumbai]]~~

| align="center" | I7

| align="center" | IOA

| align="center" | INDIA FIRST

| align="center" | 2020

| align="center" | [[Bhubaneswar Airport|Bhubaneswar]]

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | —

|JettWings Airways<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://infra.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/aviation/guwahatis-jettwings-airways-gets-nod-to-fly-in-12-sectors-in-various-states/108251677 |title=Guwahati's JettWings Airways gets nod to fly in 12 sectors in various states - ET Infra }}</ref>

~~| [[JetLite]] || JLL || S2 || LITE JET|| 1991 <br>(as Air Sahara)|| [[Mumbai]]~~

| align="center" | —

| align="center" | 2023

| align="center" | [[Guwahati International Airport|Guwahati]]

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | —

|Shankh Air<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shankh Air: India gears up for a new airline as Shankh Air gets aviation min's nod - The Economic Times |url=https://m.economictimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/india-gears-up-for-a-new-airline-as-shankh-air-gets-aviation-mins-nod/amp_articleshow/113622629.cms |access-date=2024-09-24 |website=m.economictimes.com}}</ref>

~~| [[Kingfisher Airlines]] || KFR || IT || KINGFISHER || May 2005 || [[Mumbai]]~~

| align="center" | —

| align="center" | 2024

| align="center" | [[Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport|Lucknow]]

| align="center" | —

| [[Star Air (India)|Star Air]]

~~| [[Kingfisher Red]] || KFR || IT || KINGFISHER || August 2003 || [[Mumbai]]~~

| [[File:Star_Air_Aircraft.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | S5

| align="center" | SDG

| align="center" | HISTAR

| align="center" | 2019

| align="center" | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]], [[Belgaum Airport|Belgaum]]

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | —

|[[Zooom Air]]

~~| [[SpiceJet]] || SEJ || SG || SPICEJET || May 2005 || [[Gurgaon]]~~

| align="center" | ZO

| align="center" | ZOM

| align="center" | ZOOM

| align="center" | 2013

| align="center" | [[Delhi Airport|Delhi]]

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | —

~~| [[TajAir]] || — || — || — || — || [[Mumbai]]~~

~~===Market share===~~

== Cargo ==

~~The market share of Indian carriers as on October 2011 in the domestic aviation market is shown below:~~

~~<ref>[http://ibnlive.in.com/news/kingfisher-slips-to-3rd-spot-indigo-gains/203871-7.html]</ref>~~

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header sort-under"

~~{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center"~~

~~!Airline/Company~~

~~!% Share~~

!Airline

~~| [[Jet Airways]] (includes [[Jet Lite]]) || 24.8%~~

!Image

![[IATA]]

![[ICAO]]

![[Airline call sign|Callsign]]

!Founded

!Hubs

!Fleet Size

!Orders

!Notes

| [[~~IndiGo]]~~Blue ||Dart ~~19.6%~~Aviation]]

| [[File:Blue Dart Aviation Boeing 757-200SF SDS-1.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | BZ

~~| [[Kingfisher]] || 16.7%~~

| align="center" | BDA

| align="center" | BLUE DART

~~| [[NACIL]] || 16.6%~~

| align="center" | 1994

| align="center" | [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]]

~~| [[SpiceJet]] || 16.1%~~

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | —

~~| [[GoAir]] || 5.3%~~

~~==Defunct airlines==~~

~~This is a list of now defunct airlines from [[India]]~~

~~{| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=3 class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"~~

~~|- valign="middle"~~

~~! Airline~~

~~!| Commenced Operations~~

~~!| Ceased Operations~~

~~!Headquarters~~

| [[Pradhaan Air Express]]

~~| align=left|Air Services of India || 1936 || 1953 || [[Kolkata]]~~

| [[File:Pradhaan_Air_A320_at_Dubai_Airshow_2023.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | 6P

| align="center" | PRX

| align="center" | PRADHAAN

| align="center" | 2021

| align="center" | [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 3

| [[Quikjet Airlines]]

~~|align=left| Airways (India) Limited || 1945 ||1955 || [[Kolkata]]~~

| [[File:Quikjet Airlines Aircraft.jpg|100px]]

| align="center" | QO

| align="center" | FQA

| align="center" | QUIK LIFT

| align="center" | 2007

| align="center" | [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bengaluru]]

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | —

~~|align=left| [[Archana Airways]] || 1991 || 1999 || [[New Delhi]]~~

== Charter ==

{| class="wikitable sortable sticky-header sort-under"

!Airline

!Image

![[IATA]]

![[ICAO]]

![[Airline call sign|Callsign]]

!Founded

!Hubs

!Fleet Size

!Notes

|Air One Aviation

~~|align=left| Bhaarat Airways || 1995 || 1999 || [[Mumbai]]~~

|2007

|[[Deccan Charters]]

~~|align=left| [[Crescent Air Cargo]] || 2000 || 2006 || [[Chennai]]~~

|[[File:Deccan_Shuttles_Cessna_208B_Grand_Caravan_Vyas-1.jpg|100x100px]]

|DN

|DKN

|DECCAN

|1997

|[[Bengaluru]]

|[[Club One Air]]

~~|align=left| Damania Airways ||1993 || 1996 || [[Kolkata]]~~

|[[File:Cessna_550_Citation_II,_Club_One_Air_JP6385372.jpg|100x100px]]

|—

|2005

|[[New Delhi]], [[Mumbai]], [[Visakhapatnam]]

|[[Global Vectra Helicorp]]

~~|align=left| Deccan Airways || 1992 || 2004 || [[Mumbai]]~~

|—

|1997

|[[Mumbai]]

|30

|[[Fly Safe Aviation|India Fly Safe Aviation]]

~~|align=left| [[Darbhanga Aviations]] || 1950 || 1962 || [[Kolkata]]~~

|—

|2010

|[[New Delhi]]

|[[JetSetGo]]

~~|align=left| [[East-West Airlines (India)|East-West Airlines]] || 1992 || 1995 || [[Mumbai]]~~

|—

|2014

|[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]]

|12

|Karnavati Aviation

~~|align=left| Elbee Airlines || 1995 || 2001 || [[Mumbai]]~~

|2007

|[[Pawan Hans]]

~~|align=left| Gujarat Airways || 1995 || 2001 || [[Ahmedabad]]~~

|[[File:Pawan_hans_helicopter_mizoram.jpg|100x100px]]

|—

|PHE

|PAWAN HANS

|1985

|[[New Delhi]]

|43

|[[Pinnacle Air (India)|Pinnacle Air]]

~~|align=left| Himalayans Air Transport & Survey Limited || 1934 || 1935 || [[Kolkata]]~~

|—

|2004

|[[New Delhi]]

|Sirius India Airlines

~~|align=left| [[Himalayan Aviation]] ||1948 || 1953 || [[Kolkata]]~~

|2024

|Luxury airline. Operates one [[Hawker 4000]] which will increase to 12 aircraft by 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=10 April 2024 |title=Former SpiceJet COO launches Sirius India Airlines for providing premium charter service |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/airlines-aviation-former-spicejet-coo-launches-sirius-india-airlines-for-providing-premium-charter-service-3453015/ |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=Financialexpress |language=en}}</ref>

|[[TajAir]]

~~|align=left| [[Indian (airline)|Indian]] || 1953|| 2011 || [[New Delhi]]~~

|—

~~|align=left| Indian National Airways || 1933 || 1945 || [[Kolkata]]~~

|-—

|—

~~|align=left| Indian Overseas Airlines || 1947 || 1950 || [[Mumbai]]~~

|1993

|[[Mumbai]]

~~|align=left| Indian State Air Service (ISAS) || 1929 || 1931 || [[Kolkata]]~~

|-3

~~|align=left| Indian Transcontinental Airlines || 1933 || 1948 || [[Kolkata]]~~

~~|align=left| [[Indus Airways]] || 2006 || 2007 || [[New Delhi]]~~

~~|align=left| Irwaddy Flotilla & Airways || 1934 || 1939 || [[Chennai]]~~

~~|align=left| Jupiter Airways || 1948 || 1949 || [[Mumbai]]~~

~~|align=left| [[MDLR Airlines]] ||2007 ||2009 || [[New Delhi]]~~

~~|align=left| [[ModiLuft]] || 1994 || 1996 || [[Mumbai]]~~

~~|align=left| Sahara Airlines ||1991 || 2006 || [[Mumbai]]~~

~~|align=left| Skyline NEPC ||1947 || 1960 || [[Chennai]]~~

~~|align=left| Orient Airways || 1946 || 1953 || [[Kolkata]]~~

~~|align=left| [[Tata Airlines]] || 1932 || 1946 || [[Mumbai]]~~

~~|align=left| [[Vayudoot]] ||1981||1997 || [[New Delhi]]~~

~~|align=left| VIF Airways || 1993 || 1996 || [[Mumbai]]~~

~~|align=left| Vijay Airlines || 1981 || 1997 || [[Chennai]]~~

~~|align=left|[[Paramount Airways]] || 2005 || 2010 || [[Chennai]]~~

|{{nowrap|[[Ventura AirConnect]]}}

| —

| 2011

| [[Surat]]

| 5

==See also==

* [[List of airports in India]]

* [[List of airlines]]

* [[List of defunct airlines of India]]

* [[List of ~~airports~~pilot training institutes in India]]

== References ==

==External links==

* https://www.dgca.gov.in/digigov-portal/

* https://www.flightconnections.com/

[[Category:Airlines of India|*]]

[[Category:Lists of airlines by country|India]]

[[Category:~~Transport~~India ~~in India~~aviation-related lists|Airlines]]

[[Category:Lists of companies of India by industry|Airlines]]

[[Category:Lists of airlines of Asia|India]]

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