List of airlines of India
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 |
| Air India Express | 
|
IX | AXB | EXPRESS INDIA | 2005 | Kochi | 50 | 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 | 126 | 393 | 958 | Low cost carrier |
| SpiceJet | 
|
SG | SEJ | SPICEJET | 2004 | Delhi, Hyderabad | 73 | 97 | 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[5] | 2020 | Bhubaneswar | 3 | — | |
| JettWings Airways[6] | — | — | — | 2023 | Guwahati | 1 | — | ||
| Shankh Air[7] | — | — | — | 2024 | Lucknow | — | — | ||
| Star Air | 
|
S5 | SDG | HISTAR | 2019 | Bengaluru, Belgaum | 8 | 6 | |
| Zooom Air | ZO | ZOM | ZOOM | 2013 | Delhi | 5 | — |
Cargo
| Airline | Image | IATA | ICAO | Callsign | Founded | Hubs | Fleet size | Orders | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afcom Holdings | MT | 2013 | Chennai | 2 | — | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Ventura AirConnect | — | — | — | 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
References
- ^ "Air Kerala Hires New CEO, First Flight in H1 2025 with ATRs". 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Kochi based Alhind Group starts new airline". 26 August 2024.
- ^ "List of scheduled/scheduled commuter operators" (PDF). dgca.gov.in. 15 October 2024.
- ^ "IATA - Codes - Airline and Airport Codes Search". www.iata.org.
- ^ a b "Aircraft Company/Telephony/Three−Letter Designator Encode". www.faa.gov.
- ^ "Guwahati's JettWings Airways gets nod to fly in 12 sectors in various states - ET Infra".
- ^ "Shankh Air: India gears up for a new airline as Shankh Air gets aviation min's nod - The Economic Times". m.economictimes.com. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
- ^ "Former SpiceJet COO launches Sirius India Airlines for providing premium charter service". Financialexpress. 10 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
