Deccan 360, also known as Deccan Cargo & Express Logistics, was a cargo airline based in Bangalore, India.
History Deccan 360 began operations in November 2009. The company was founded by Captain G. R. Gopinath, former owner of Air Deccan, which he sold to Kingfisher Airlines.Capt. Gopinath history Deccan 360 began with three Airbus A310 cargo planes and five ATR cargo aircraft, but the Airbuses had maintenance issues and were often grounded. Deccan returned the planes to the lessor in May 2011 and suspended operations in the same month.Deccan 360 grounded
The company was renamed Deccan Cargo and Express Logistics Pvt. Ltd.(DCEL) in 2007–2008, and has been ordered to wind up by the Karnataka High Court in a recent order based on petitions – one filed by Dubai-based United Aviation Services (UAS) and another by M/s Patel Integrated Logistics (PIL) Pvt. Ltd. – seeking recovery of amounts due to them by winding up the company.
Destinations Deccan 360 previously served the following.
Hong Kong International Airport
Ahmedabad - Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Bangalore - Bengaluru International Airport (hub) Chennai - Chennai International Airport Cochin - Cochin International Airport Trivandrum - Trivandrum International Airport Coimbatore - Coimbatore International Airport Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport Guwahati - Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport Belgaum - Belgaum Airport Hubballi/Dharwad - Hubli Airport Kolkata - Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport Mumbai - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Nagpur - Dr. Ambedkar International Airport
Dubai - Dubai International Airport
Fleet
Deccan 360 fleet included the following aircraft as of December 2012: + Deccan 360 FleetAircraftIn serviceOrdersCapacityRoutesRegistrationATR 72-202F20DomesticVT-DEA, VT-DEBTotal20
Previous types operated 1 ATR 42-300F 3 Airbus A310-300F
References
External links
Official website