Commercial Airlines in India

Air India

Air India is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. It is the only state-owned airline in the country, having recently merged with Indian Airlines. Its main bases are Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. The airline connects 146 international and domestic destinations around the world, including 12 gateways in India with Air India Express, a fully-owned subsidiary of Air India.

Air-India Express

Air-India Express is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India based in Mumbai, India. It operates services mainly to the Middle East. Its main base is Cochin International Airport, Kochi, with a hub at Trivandrum International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram.

Alliance Air

Alliance Air was a low-cost airline based in New Delhi, India. It operates 357 weekly flights to 44 domestic destinations and was a subsidiary of Indian Airlines. Its main base is Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi. Following the merger of Indian Airlines with Air India the airline's 737-200 aircraft were withdrawn from service and the airline was renamed Air India Regional.

Blue Dart Aviation

Blue Dart Aviation is a cargo airline based in Chennai, India. It operates scheduled night express cargo flights including domestic and regional charters. It has an in-house maintenance capability and provides aircraft maintenance and engineering support to other airlines. Its main bases are Chennai International Airport, Hindustan Airport, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport and Indira Gandhi International Airport, with hubs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

Deccan (airline)

Deccan (airline) is an airline based in Bangalore, India. It was India's first low-cost carrier. Its main base is HAL Bangalore International Airport, with a secondary hub at Chennai International Airport, Chennai.

Kingfisher Airlines

Kingfisher Airlines Limited is an airline based in Bangalore, India. It is a major Indian airline operating 218 flights a day and has an extensive network of 37 destinations, with plans for regional and long-haul international services. Its main bases are Bangalore International Airport, Bangalore, Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai and Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.

Deccan Aviation

Deccan Aviation is an aviation company based in Bangalore, India that owns the airline Air Deccan and operates helicopter and fixed-wing charter services. Its main base is HAL Bangalore International Airport.

GoAir

GoAir is a low-cost airline based in Mumbai, India. It operates domestic passenger services to 11 cities with 385 weekly flights. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.

IndiGo Airlines

IndiGo Airlines is a private domestic low-cost airline based in Gurgaon, India. It operates domestic services linking 14 destinations. Its main base is Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.

Jet Airways

Jet Airways (India) Ltd. is an airline based in Mumbai, India, operating domestic and international services. It operates over 360 daily flights to 43 destinations across India and 15 destinations around the world. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai with other major hubs at Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, Anna International Airport, Chennai, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata, Bangalore International Airport, Bangalore, and Brussels Airport, Brussels.

Jet Lite

JetLite, formerly Air Sahara, is an airline based in New Delhi, India.Controlled by Jet Airways, the airline operates scheduled services connecting metropolitan centres in India. The airline also provides helicopters which are available for charter services and aerial photography. Its main base is Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, with hubs at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, Chennai International Airport, Chennai, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport,Ahmedabad and Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata.

Paramount Airways

Paramount Airways is an airline based in Madurai, India. It operates scheduled services, mainly targeting business travellers. Its hub is Chennai International Airport.

MDLR Airlines

MDLR Airlines is an airline based in Gurgaon, near Delhi, India. It operates scheduled domestic services.

SpiceJet

SpiceJet is a low-cost airline based in New Delhi, India. It began service in May 2005. It was voted as the best low-cost airline in South Asia and Central Asia region by Skytrax in 2007.