This is a list of airlines currently operating in India.
Mainline
AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignFoundedHubs/basesDestinationsFleet sizeOrdersNotes Air India Limited Air India AI AIC AIRINDIA 1932 Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai 85 187 371 Flag carrier Air India Express IX AXB EXPRESS INDIA 2005 Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai 62 106 167 Low-cost subsidiary of Air IndiaAkasa Air QP AKJ AKASA AIR 2021 Bengaluru, Mumbai 30 43 186 Low-cost carrierIndiGo 6E IGO IFLY 2006 Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai 140 422 921 SpiceJet SG SEJ SPICEJET 2004 Delhi, Hyderabad 63 54 129 Low-cost carrier
Regional
AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignFoundedHubsDestinationsFleet sizeOrdersNotes Alliance Air 9I LLR ALLIED 1996 Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai 72 21 1 Owned by the Government of IndiaFly91 IC GOA GOAN 2022 Goa–Mopa 9 6 40 IndiaOne Air I7 IOA INDIA FIRST 2020 Bhubaneswar 7 3 10 Star Air S5 SDG HISTAR 2019 Bengaluru, Hyderabad 32 11 2
Cargo
AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignFoundedHub(s)DestinationsFleet sizeOrdersNotes Afcom Holdings MT 2013 Chennai 2 3 — Blue Dart Aviation BZ BDA BLUE DART 1994 Chennai 8 8 — Pradhaan Air Express 6P PRX PRADHAAN 2021 Delhi 2 1 3 Quikjet Airlines QO FQA QUIK LIFT 2007 Bengaluru 2 2 —
Charter
AirlineImageIATAICAOCallsignFoundedHubsFleet sizeNotesClub One Air———2005Delhi, Mumbai, Visakhapatnam8Deccan ChartersDNDKNDECCAN1997Bengaluru5Global Vectra Helicorp———1997Mumbai30Halo Airways2019Kochi3India Fly Safe Aviation———2010Delhi4JetSetGo———2014Delhi12Karnavati Aviation2007Ahmedabad10Pawan Hans—PHEPAWAN HANS1985Delhi42Pinnacle Air———2004Delhi8Sirius India Airlines2024Delhi1TajAir———1993Mumbai1Ventura AirConnect——— 2011 Surat 5 VSR Ventures——— 2009 Delhi 17
Planned Air Kerala Al Hind Air FlyExpress JettWings Airways Shankh Air
Defunct
See also List of airports in India List of airlines List of pilot training institutes in India
References
Further reading Sen A.-Tata J.R.D., The story of Indian air transport, Royal Aeronautical Society, London, 1960 Sen A.-Tata J.R.D., Five golden decades of India aviation : Tata's memorable years, Aeronautical Publications of India, Bombay, 1978
External links Directorate General of Civil Aviation Flight Connections