List of airlines of India
This is a list of airlines which have an air operator's certificate issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation of India.
Scheduled airlines
Currently, 9 scheduled airlines are operating in India.
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Fleet Size | Destinations | Commenced | Hub(s) | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AI | AIC | AIRINDIA | 111 | 102 | 1932 | Delhi | Full service | |
| Air India Express | 
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IX | AXB | EXPRESS INDIA | 24 | 33 | 2005 | Kochi | Low cost | Subsidiary of Air India |
| AirAsia India | 
|
I5 | IAD | RED KNIGHT | 28 | 18 | 2014 | Bengaluru | Low cost | Entity of Air India now under Tata Sons ownership. |
| Akasa Air | 
|
QP | AKJ | AKASA AIR | 9 | 9 | 2022 | Bengaluru | Low cost | |
| Go First | 
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G8 | GOW | GOAIR | 59 | 38 | 2005 | Mumbai | Ultra Low cost | |
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6E | IGO | IFLY | 294 | 101 | 2006 | Delhi | Low cost | |
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9W | JAI | JET AIRWAYS | 8 | 0 | 1995[1] | Delhi | Full service | Yet to restart operations. |
| SpiceJet | 
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SG | SEJ | SPICEJET | 101 | 64 | 2005 | Delhi | Ultra Low cost | |
| Vistara | 
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UK | VTI | VISTARA | 54 | 43 | 2015 | Delhi | Full service | To be absorbed by Air India by 2024[2] |
Regional airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Fleet Size | Commenced | Hubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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9I | LLR | ALLIED | 20 | 1996 | Delhi | Formerly Air India Regional. |
| FlyBig |  |
S9 | FLG | KRIS | 3 | 2021 | Indore | |
| IndiaOne Air |  |
I7 | IOA | INDIA FIRST | 1 | 2022 | Bhubaneswar | |
| Star Air |  |
S5 | SDG | HISTAR | 5 | 2019 | Bengaluru |
Charter airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Fleet Size | Commenced | Hubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club One Air |  |
— | — | — | 4 | 2005 | New Delhi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam | |
| Deccan Charters |  |
DN | DKN | DECCAN | 11 | 1997 | Bengaluru | |
| Fly Safe Aviation | — | — | — | 6 | 2010 | New Delhi | ||
| Ghodawat Aviation | |
— | — | — | 5 | 2014 | Kolhapur | |
| Global Vectra Helicorp |  |
— | — | — | 30 | 1997 | Mumbai | |
| Pawan Hans |  |
— | PHE[3] | PAWAN HANS | 43 | 1985 | New Delhi | |
| Pinnacle Air | — | — | — | 8 | 2004 | New Delhi | ||
| TajAir | — | — | — | 3 | 1993 | Mumbai | ||
| Ventura AirConnect | — | — | — | 9 | 2011 | Surat |
Cargo airlines
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Fleet Size | Commenced | Hubs | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dart Aviation |  |
BZ | BDA | BLUE DART | 6 | 1995 | Chennai | |
| Pradhaan Air Express | TBA | PRX | PRADHAAN | 1 | 2022 | TBA | ||
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SG | SEJ | SPICEJET | 8 | 2018 | New Delhi |
See also
- List of airports in India
- List of airlines
- List of defunct airlines of India
- List of pilot training institutes in India
References
- ^ Suspended operations in 2019, set to resume late 2022
- ^ Vistara-Air India merger: Singapore Airlines' India runway promises both profit and potholes
- ^ "Airline Code Search Result". avcodes.co.uk. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
