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| Founded | April 2005 | ||||||
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| Hubs | Trivandrum International Airport Cochin International Airport | ||||||
| Focus cities | Indira Gandhi International Airport Kozhikode International Airport Mumbai International Airport Chennai International Airport Mangalore International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 17 + (8 orders) = 25 | ||||||
| Destinations | 23 + 2 more to be added = 25 | ||||||
| Parent company | Air India | ||||||
| Headquarters | Mumbai | ||||||
| Website | http://www.airindiaexpress.in/airindiaexpress/home.asp | ||||||
Air-India Express (Template:Lang-hi) is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India based in Mumbai, India. It operates services mainly to the Middle East. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, with a hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi [1].
History
The airline was established in May 2004 and started operations on April 29, 2005 with a flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi[1]. Delivery of the first aircraft for Air-India Express took place on 22 February 2005 when a new production Boeing 737-86Q (leased from Boullioun Aviation Services) was handed over. The airline has plans for expansion into Europe and America with the arrival of new aircraft.
News
With the merger of the two major state owned airlines Indian Airlines and Air India it is said that Air India Express subsidiary of Air India will merge with Alliance Air a fully owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines. With the two mergers of Air India and Indian Airlines, their subsidiaries will also merge as well. The Alliance Air fleet will be absorbed into the Air India Express fleet under the same name of Air India Express [2]. Thus, there will be Air India (after Air India-Indian merger, the Airline will still be named Air India), and its subsidiary Air India Express consisting of the whole ex-Indian Airlines/Alliance Air fleet, the Air India fleet, and new aircraft orders.
Liveries
Every aircraft features a different tail design that reflects a facet of Indian Culture.
| Registration | Left Tail | Right Tail | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VT-AXA | Thrissur Pooram elephant | Pushkar Fair camel |
| 2 | VT-AXB | Rangoli | Indian Kite |
| 3 | VT-AXC | Sitar | Tabla |
| 4 | VT-AXD | Nilavilakku (Oil lamp) | Diya (Oil lamp) |
| 5 | VT-AXE | Kathakali dancer | Bharatanatyam dancer |
| 6 | VT-AXF | Konark Sun Temple | Taj Mahal |
| 7 | VT-AXG | Indian jewellery | Saree |
| 8 | VT-AXH | India Gate | Gateway of India |
| 9 | VT-AXI | Indian art [1] | Indian art [2] |
| 10 | VT-AXJ | Red Fort | Red Fort |
| 11 | VT-AXM | Mehrangarh Fort | Mysore Palace |
| 12 | VT-AXN | Hawa Mahal | Ujjayanta Palace |
| 13 | VT-AXP | Indian art [3] | Indian art [4] by Raja Ravi Varma |
| 14 | VT-AXQ | Qutub Minar | Jantar Mantar [5] |
| 15 | VT-AXR | Snake Boat Race | Kalaripayattu |
| 16 | VT-AXT | Peacock | Crane |
The average age of Air India Express fleet is 1.1 years as of October 2007.
Destinations
As evident from the Airline's Website, Air India Express operates to the following destinations at present:
Indian Subcontinent
- India
- Mumbai (Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport)
- New Delhi (Indira Gandhi International Airport)
- Kochi (Cochin International Airport)
- Kozhikode (Kozhikode International Airport)
- Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum International Airport)
- Chennai (Anna International Airport)
- Amritsar (Raja Sansi International Airport)
- Mangalore (Mangalore International Airport)
- Tiruchirappalli (Tiruchirappalli Airport)
- Nagpur (Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport)
- Kolkata (Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport)
- Lucknow (Amausi International Airport)
Gulf Region
- United Arab Emirates
- Qatar
- Bahrain
- Pakistan
- Karachi (Jinnah International Airport) [begin February 2008]
- Kuwait
South Asia/South East Asia
Fleet
As of July 2007 the Air India Express fleet includes[5] :
External links
References
- ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 2007-03-27. p. 58.
- ^ "Air India-Indian Airlines merger finally completed". Flightglobal.com. 2007-08-30. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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- ^ http://www.thaindian.com/news-snippet/ai-express-to-launch-low-cost-flights-from-kolkata-to-bangkok-4297.html
- ^ Air India