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India Today
24-04-2025
- Business
- India Today
3 new airlines set to lift India's aviation sector. Key details inside
An airline based in Lucknow, Shankh Air is all set to make history as the scheduled airline of Uttar Pradesh in 2025. It is currently in the process of securing the AOC from DGCA, The Shankh Air will operate five A320-200 and look to expand to 15 by legs will be through Shankh Trading with 200 million. The vision for the airline is to improve intra-india travel and have global airlines by establishment of these new airlines mark the first steps towards improving India's aviation global reach. The airlines entering the year ripe in opportunity will herald in an age of improved quality of service and on, other regions will be branched entrepreneur Afi Ahmed set to launch Air Kerala in June 2025 with the inaugural flight from Kannur International airline will operate regional routes to Kochi, Hyderabad, Kozhikode, and Kannur with ATR under 100-seater Kerala is set to expand its fleet to six aircraft mid-2026, after which it plans to start international services, particularly to the Gulf, during the Alhind Group is set to start operating Alhind Air in 2025, commencing from Kochi with two ATR 72-600 aircraft, eventually expanding to seven within the will focus on enhancing regional connectivity to Thiruvananthapuram, Calicut, Pondicherry, Madurai, and airline aims to enable access to 40 airports across India in addition to the Gulf within 18 months of plan to acquire narrow-body aircraft like the Airbus A320 or Boeing 737 by 2027 for medium-haul international flights.
Zawya
09-04-2025
- Business
- Zawya
India's newest airline, Air Kerala, to get a corporate office
Muscat: The corporate office of Indian's newest airline, Air Kerala, will be inaugurated on April 15 in the South Indian city of Kochi. The corporate office, located near the Aluva Metro Station, will take place at 5:30 pm, will be spread across three floors, and is designed to accommodate over 200 aviation experts at a time. Air Kerala aims to create over 750 job opportunities this year and initially will operate domestic services, followed by international services. The airline's first aircraft is expected to take off from Kochi in June. Air Kerala will operate ultra-low-cost flight services, according to Chairman Afi Ahmed. The airline has signed an agreement with an Irish company to lease five aircraft initially and plans to purchase its own aircraft in the future. Air Kerala's services will connect small towns and cities of South and Central with its economy class 76-seater ATR aircraft. 2022 © All right reserved for Oman Establishment for Press, Publication and Advertising (OEPPA) Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (
