List of Airlines of India | Top 5 Operational Airlines of India

In the field of air transportation, India is one of the fastest growing markets in the world. Recently, the number of private airlines in India have been started. It is because of liberal policy of the government. Domestic airlines in India also began several international routes to expand their operations from India.
We are imparting you top 5 International Airlines in India.



• IndiGo

IndiGo is one of the fastest growing private airlines in India. It is owned by the InterGlobe Enterprises and serves in essential destinations such as Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore (Bengaluru) and New Delhi.

2. Jet Airways
This airline is the second largest airline in India with a market share of 15.4 percent. Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai is the main airport of Jet Airways.

3. Air India
This airline is one of the oldest airline companies in India. It was started in July 1930 as the Tata Airlines and commenced operations on 15th October 1932. The airline was founded by one of the great industrialists JRD Tata.

4. SpiceJet
This airline is another budget airline company in India with a market share of 13.2 percent. It was founded in 1993. The NRI group owned it and it was acquired by the media king Kalanithi Maran. However, Maran sold his shares back to Ajay Singh in 2015.

5. GoAir
This airline is one of the most popular airlines in India. It started operations in November 2005. The headquartered of this airline is in Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra with the slogan of “Fly Smart.”

List of Airlines of India

Airline Commenced Headquarters Type
AirAsia India 2014 Chennai Low Cost
Air Carnival 2016 Coimbatore Regional
Air Costa 2013 Vijayawada Regional
Air Himalayas 2009 Manali Regional
Air India 1932 Delhi Flag Carrier
Air India Express 2005 Kochi Low Cost
Air India Regional 1996 Delhi Regional
Air Odisha 2012 Bhubaneswar Charter
Blue Dart Aviation 1995 Chennai Cargo
Chhattisgarh Air Link 2012 Raipur Charter
Club One Air 2005 Delhi Charter
Deccan Charters 1997 Bangalore Charter
GoAir 2005 Mumbai Low Cost
IndiGo 2006 Gurgaon Low Cost
Jet Airways 1993 Mumbai Full service
Pinnacle Air 2013 Delhi Charter
Quikjet Airlines 2016 Bangalore Cargo
SpiceJet 2005 Gurgaon Low Cost
TajAir 1993 Mumbai Charter
TruJet 2015 Hyderabad Regional
Vistara 2015 Delhi Full service