FlyBig
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| Founded | 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 21 December 2020 | ||||||
| Hubs | Indore Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 6 | ||||||
| Parent company | Big Charter | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gurugram, India | ||||||
| Key people | Sanjay Mandavia Srinivas Rao (CEO) [2] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
FlyBig is a regional airline in Indore, India.[3] It is promoted by Gurugram-based Big Charter Private Limited. The Airline began operations in December 2020 and is an airline focused on connecting tier-2 cities within India. [4]
History
The company has received a No Objection Certificate from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and received its Air Operator's Certificate (AoC) on 14 December 2020. They began their operations with a fleet of a single aircraft comprising an ATR-72-500.[5] The company's focus is to server Tier-2 cities and aims to build a fleet of more ATR-72s and the HAL manufactured Dornier 228 aircraft and eventually expand to a fleet of 20.[6]
Before the airline began any scheduled flights, the airline had won its first route under a government Tender to serve Shillong from Delhi. The flights commenced on December 21 2020 and to fulfil its obligations, the airline Wet-leased a Dash Q400 from SpiceJet.[7][8] The airline conducted proving flights on 4 December 2020[9] and Operated its First Scheduled Flight on January 3 2020 from Indore to Ahmedabad.[10]
Destinations
FlyBig flies to 6 domestic destinations all within India, with its hubs at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Fleet
The FlyBig fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2020:[13]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| ATR 72 | 1 | 2; | 72 | |
| De Havilland Canada Dash 8 Q400 | 1 | – | 78 | Wet-lease from SpiceJet[14] |
| Total | 2 | – | ||
See also
References
- ^ "The Aviation Codes Website - Airline Codes Full Details". www.avcodes.co.uk.
- ^ "Executive Spotlight: CEO of flybig Highlights India's Domestic Aviation Opportunities". Connected Aviation Today. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Airline and Location Code Search". www.iata.org. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FlyBig likely to start ops from Raja Bhoj by year-end". The Times of India. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "HAL's Dornier is all set to get new wings, Flybig wings". Bangalore Mirror. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Starting an airline during COVID-19 may sound like a bad idea. But for Flybig, it's a perfect flightplan". Moneycontrol.com. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Direct Flight Services Between Shillong, Delhi Launched". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ Rashir, Princess Giri. "Are you ready to FLYBIG from Shillong to Delhi?". EastMojo. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "Indore welcomes first Proving Flight of Fly Big Airlines, receives water cannon salute". The Free Press Journal. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Desk, India com Business (2021-01-01). "Flybig to Start Operations From January 3: All You Need to Know About India's New Airline". India News, Breaking News | India.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
{{cite web}}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ a b c d "FlyBig Flight Schedule January 2021" (PDF). Flybig. Retrieved 2020-01-02.
- ^ a b "First-ever direct flight from Delhi to Shillong becomes operational". newsonair.com. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "Flybig Airlines Fleet Details and History". FlyBig India Fleet. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "India's FlyBig takes delivery of first aircraft, an ATR72". ch-aviation. Retrieved 2021-01-02.