List of airlines of India explained

This is a list of airlines currently operating in India.

Mainline

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Hubs/bases	Destinations	Fleet size	Orders	Notes
Air India		AI	AIC	AIRINDIA	1932	Delhi, Mumbai	94	210	359	Full service carrier, flag carrier of India
		IX	AXB	EXPRESS INDIA	2005	Kochi	47	90	155	Low cost carrier, subsidiary of Air India
Akasa Air		QP	AKJ	AKASA AIR	2021	Bengaluru, Mumbai	27	26	200	Low cost carrier
IndiGo		6E	IGO	IFLY	2006	Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai	122	384	947	Low cost carrier
SpiceJet		SG	SEJ	SPICEJET	2004	Delhi, Hyderabad	73	91	147	Low cost carrier

Regional/commuter

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Hubs	Fleet size	Orders	Notes
Air Kerala^[1]		-	-	-	2024	Kochi	3	-
Alhind Airlines^[2]		-	-	-	2024	Kochi	3	2
Alliance Air		9I	LLR	ALLIED	1996	Delhi, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Mumbai	21	1	Owned by Government of India. Operates under UDAN Scheme.
Fly91		IC	GOA	GOAN	2022	Goa–Mopa	2	4
FlyBig		S9	FLG	KRIS	2021	Guwahati	3	9
IndiaOne Air^[3]		I7^[4]	IOA^[5]	INDIA FIRST	2020	Bhubaneswar	3	-
JettWings Airways^[6]		-	-	-	2023	Guwahati	1	-
Shankh Air^[7]		-	-	-	2024	Lucknow	-	-
Star Air		S5	SDG	HISTAR	2019	Bengaluru, Belgaum	9	-
Zooom Air		ZO	ZOM	ZOOM	2013	Delhi	5	-

Cargo

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Hubs	Fleet size	Orders	Notes
Blue Dart Aviation		BZ	BDA	BLUE DART	1994	Chennai	8	-
Pradhaan Air Express		6P	PRX	PRADHAAN	2021	Delhi	1	3
Quikjet Airlines		QO	FQA	QUIK LIFT	2007	Bengaluru	2	-

Charter

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Founded	Hubs	Fleet size	Notes
Air One Aviation					2007		3
Club One Air		—	—	—	2005	New Delhi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam	4
Deccan Charters		DN	DKN	DECCAN	1997	Bengaluru	5
Global Vectra Helicorp		—	—	—	1997	Mumbai	30
India Fly Safe Aviation		—	—	—	2010	New Delhi	6
JetSetGo		-	-	-	2014	Delhi	12
Karnavati Aviation					2007		1
Pawan Hans		—	PHE	PAWAN HANS	1985	New Delhi	43
Pinnacle Air		—	—	—	2004	New Delhi	8
Sirius India Airlines					2024		1	Luxury airline. Operates one Hawker 4000 which will increase to 12 aircraft by 2025.^[8]
TajAir		—	—	—	1993	Mumbai	3
		-	-	-	2011	Surat	5

See also

• List of airports in India
• List of airlines
• List of defunct airlines of India
• List of pilot training institutes in India

External links

• Directorate General of Civil Aviation
• Flight Connections

Notes and References

1. Web site: Air Kerala Hires New CEO, First Flight in H1 2025 with ATRs . 4 September 2024 .
2. Web site: Kochi based Alhind Group starts new airline. 26 August 2024 .
3. Web site: List of scheduled/scheduled commuter operators . 15 October 2024 . dgca.gov.in.
4. Web site: IATA - Codes - Airline and Airport Codes Search . www.iata.org.
5. Web site: Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator Encode . www.faa.gov.
6. Web site: Guwahati's JettWings Airways gets nod to fly in 12 sectors in various states - ET Infra .
7. Web site: Shankh Air: India gears up for a new airline as Shankh Air gets aviation min's nod - The Economic Times . 2024-09-24 . m.economictimes.com.
8. Web site: 10 April 2024 . Former SpiceJet COO launches Sirius India Airlines for providing premium charter service . 12 April 2024 . Financialexpress . en.