Fly Hornbill Explained

Founded:	2016
Ceased:	2016 (not launched)^[1]
Bases:	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati)
Airline:	Fly Hornbill

Fly Hornbill was a planned Indian Regional airline to be based in Guwahati.^[2] The airline was founded in 2016 and planned to start operations in early 2017 to provide air connectivity to North-Eastern destinations in India in place of Air India's subsidiary Alliance Air.^[3] However, as of September 2017 operations are yet to begin and any aircraft is yet to be acquired.^[4] The airline was seeking approvals from India's aviation regulator DGCA to start operations.^[5] The airline has also won the rights to operate flights on many Northeastern routes under the UDAN-RCS scheme.^[6] The airline however did not start operations and appears to have shutdown.

Notes and References

1. https://airlinehistory.co.uk/airline/fly-hornbill/ Fly Hornbill
2. Web site: Fly Hornbill on ch-aviation . www.ch-aviation.com.
3. Web site: Shillong Airport to be Hub of Regional Connectivity Scheme of Northeast » Northeast Today. 14 September 2017. www.northeasttoday.in.
4. Web site: Hornbill not ready to fly. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201041511/https://www.telegraphindia.com/1161229/jsp/northeast/story_127381.jsp. dead. December 1, 2017. Telegraph India.
5. Web site: HACL for Nagaland-based air service – The Morung Express. 14 August 2015. The Morung Express.
6. Web site: India announces second round of UDAN routes . 25 January 2018 . ch-aviation.