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Airlines in India

This page provides links to all currently operating international, regional, domestic, passenger and cargo airlines registered in India. There are also tables for non-operating airlines that have failed since 1995, and failed airline projects. Click on Airline Name for contact, fleet, route and accident data.

Click on Airline Name for more information. Click on column Heading to sort

Airline Main Base Telephone
IATA code
ICAO code
IATA Prefix
ACMI
Start
End
Air India Mumbai (BOM) +91 11 2371 8951
AI
AIC
098
 
1932
-
Air-India Express Mumbai (BOM) +91 22 2626 3492
IX
AXB
 
2005
-
Air India Regional Delhi (DEL) +91 11 2371 8951
CD
LLR
 
2007
-
Blue Dart Aviation Chennai (MAA)
+91 44 225 61112
BZ
BDA
 
1994
-
City Air Chennai (MAA)    
 
2007
-
Deccan Aviation Bangalore (BLR)
+91 80 2856 7378
DN
DKN
 
2003
-
First Flight Couriers Mumbai (BOM)
+91 22 285 76666
-
-
 
2006
-
Go Air Mumbai (BOM)
+91 22 2615 6789
G8
GOW
 
2004
-
IndiGo Airlines Delhi (DEL)
+91 124 235 8201
6E
IGO
 
2005
-
Jet Airways Mumbai (BOM)
+91 22 2850 5080
9W
JAI
589
 
1993
-
JetLite Airways Delhi (DEL)
+91 11 2332 6851
S2
RSH
705
 
1991
-
Kingfisher Airlines Mumbai (BOM)
+91 11 553 69009
IT
KFR
 
2005
-
Kingfisher Red    
DN
DKN
 
2008
-
MDLR Airlines Chandigarh (IXC)
+91 124 451 0000
9H
-
 
2007
-
Paramount Airways Chennai (MAA)
+91 44 4390 9090
I7
PMW
 
2005
-
Span Air    
-
-
 
1995
-
SpiceJet New Delhi
+91 1800 180 3333
SG
SEJ
 
2005
-

Defunct
Airline    
IATA code
ICAO code
ACMI
Start
End
Air Deccan Became Kingfisher Red
DN
DKN
   
2003
2008
Air Sahara Became JetLite
S2
RSH
   
2001
2007
Air-India merged with Indian Airlines
AI
AIC
   
1953
2007
Alliance Air renamed as Air India Regional
CD
LLR
   
1996
2007
Aryan Cargo Express    
YE
ACQ
 
2010
2010
BharatAir  
-
-
   
1946
2000
Comecon Aviation  
-
-
  ACMI
1993
1998
Cosmos Airways  
K6
-
  ACMI
1994
1997
Crescent Air Cargo Services  
-
-
   
2004
2006
East-West Airlines  
4S
EWI
   
1990
1996
Albee Airlines  
-
LBE
   
1994
1998
Hinduja Cargo Services  
LF
LCI
   
1996
2000
Indus Airways  
O9
-
   
2005
2007
Jagson Airlines  
JA
JGN
 
1991
2010
Maharani Aviation  
-
-
  ACMI
1995
1998
MDLR Airlines  
9H
MDD
   
2006
2009
Modiluft  
HT
MOD
   
1993
1997
NEPC Airlines  
D5
NEP
   
1993
1998
Sahara Airlines renamed as Air Sahara
S2
-
   
1997
2001
SGS Airlines  
-
-
   
1998
2000
UP Air renamed as SGS Airlines
UZ
-
   
1994
1998

Failed projects
Airline            
Start
End
Air Dravida          
2005
2005
Air Indian          
2007
2007
Air One          
2004
2004
Asia Pacific Airways          
1994
1997
Avicore Aviation          
2007
2009
Bengal Air Services          
1997
1998
Flyington Freighters          
2006
2009
Keerthi Airways          
1997
1997
North East Airlines          
2007
2009
North Star Aviation          
2002
2002
Patel Airways          
1995
1997
QuickJet          
2007
2008
Royal Airways          
2000
2002
Safexpress          
2007
2008
Star Aviation          
2007
2009
Trans India Aviation          
2007
2008
Visaa Airways          
2001
2003