DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL AIRLINES OPERATING IN THE COUNTRY
The number of licensed scheduled domestic airlines presently operating in the country with their fleet size is enclosed as Annexure-I.
The number of licensed scheduled international airlines presently operating in the country is enclosed as Annexure-II.
The total passenger traffic both domestic and international state-wise is enclosed as Annexure-III.
Annexure-I
List of Airlines (Scheduled/Scheduled Commuter) in the country holding
AOC (Air Operator Certificate) as on 23.11.2023
|
S. No.
|
Name of Airlines
|
Fleet Size
|
|
Scheduled Operators
|
|
1
|
AIX Connect Pvt. Ltd. (Air India Express)-
(Formerly known as AirAsia (India) Pvt. Ltd.)
|
26
|
|
2
|
Air India Ltd. (Air India)
|
121
|
|
3
|
Air India Express Ltd. (Air India Express)
|
31
|
|
4
|
Alliance Air Aviation Ltd. (Alliance Air)
|
21
|
|
5
|
Blue dart Aviation Ltd. (Blue Dart)
|
8
|
|
6
|
GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go First)*
|
54*
|
|
7
|
Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo)
|
338
|
|
8
|
Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt. Ltd. (Quikjet)
|
2
|
|
9
|
SNV Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (Akasa Air)
|
20
|
|
10
|
Spice Jet Ltd. (Spice Jet)
|
57
|
|
11
|
Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara)
|
63
|
|
12
|
Zexus Air Services Private Limited (Zooom)
|
2
|
|
Scheduled Commuter Operators
|
|
13
|
Aviation Connectivity Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd. - (AIR TAXI)
|
1
|
|
14
|
Big Charter Pvt. Ltd. (Fly Big)
|
3
|
|
15
|
GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (IndiaOne Air)
|
3
|
|
16
|
Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (STAR AIR)
|
8
|
|
17
|
Pawan Hans Ltd. (SCO)
|
4
|
|
Total Fleet
|
762
|
* GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go First) is currently undergoing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process as per Section 10 of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code
Annexure II
Foreign carries operating Scheduled passenger air transport services to/from India
|
SI. No.
|
Name of Airlines
|
-
|
Aero Nomad Airlines
|
-
|
Aeroflot Russian Airlines
|
-
|
Air Arabia
|
-
|
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
|
-
|
Air Asia Berhad
|
-
|
Air Asia X Berhad
|
-
|
Air Astana
|
-
|
Air Canada
|
-
|
Air France
|
|
10.
|
Air Mauritius
|
|
11.
|
Air Peace Ltd
|
|
12.
|
Air Seychelles
|
|
13.
|
Air Tanzania
|
|
14.
|
All Nippon Airways
|
|
15.
|
American Airlines
|
|
16.
|
Arkia Israeli Airlines
|
|
17.
|
Asiana Air
|
|
18.
|
Azerbaijan Airlines
|
|
19.
|
Batik Air
|
|
20.
|
Belavia
|
|
21.
|
Bhutan Airline
|
|
22.
|
Biman Bangladesh
|
|
23.
|
British Airways
|
|
24.
|
Buddha Air
|
|
25.
|
Cathay Pacific Airways
|
|
26.
|
Druk Air
|
|
27.
|
Egypt Air
|
|
28.
|
EL AL Israel
|
|
29.
|
Emirates
|
|
30.
|
Ethiopian Airlines
|
|
31.
|
Etihad Airways
|
|
32.
|
Finnair
|
|
33.
|
Fits Air
|
|
34.
|
Fly Baghdad
|
|
35.
|
Fly Dubai
|
|
36.
|
Flynas
|
|
37.
|
Gulf Air
|
|
38.
|
Iran Air
|
|
39.
|
Iraqi Airways
|
|
40.
|
ITA Airways
|
|
41.
|
Japan Air Lines
|
|
42.
|
Jazeera Airways
|
|
43.
|
Kenya Airways
|
|
44.
|
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
|
|
45.
|
Korean Air
|
|
46.
|
Kuwait Airways
|
|
47.
|
Lot Polish Airlines
|
|
48.
|
Lufthansa German
|
|
49.
|
Mahan Air
|
|
50.
|
Malaysia Airlines
|
|
51.
|
Maldivian Air
|
|
52.
|
Malindo Air
|
|
53.
|
Myanmar Airways
|
|
54.
|
Neos SPA
|
|
55.
|
Nepal Air
|
|
56.
|
Nok Air
|
|
57.
|
Novo Air
|
|
58.
|
Oman Air
|
|
59.
|
Qantas Airways Limited
|
|
60.
|
Qatar Airways
|
|
61.
|
Rwand Air
|
|
62.
|
Saudi Arabian Airlines
|
|
63.
|
SCAT Airlines
|
|
64.
|
Scoot Tiger Air
|
|
65.
|
Singapore Airlines
|
|
66.
|
Somon Air
|
|
67.
|
Sri Lanka airlines
|
|
68.
|
Swiss International
|
|
69.
|
Thai Air Asia Co. ltd.
|
|
70.
|
Thai Airways
|
|
71.
|
Thai Lion Air
|
|
72.
|
Thai Smile
|
|
73.
|
Turkish Airlines
|
|
74.
|
Uganda Airlines
|
|
75.
|
United Airlines
|
|
76.
|
US BANGLA
|
|
77.
|
Uzbekistan Airways
|
|
78.
|
Vietjet Air
|
|
79.
|
Vietnam Airlines
|
|
80.
|
Virgin Atlantic
|
|
81.
|
Yemen Airways
|
Foreign carries operating scheduled all cargo air transport services to/from India
|
SI. No.
|
Name of Airlines
|
|
1.
|
Aero Logic Gmbh
|
|
2.
|
Air Tanzania
|
|
3.
|
China Airlines
|
|
4.
|
CMA CGM Air Cargo
|
|
5.
|
Egypt Air
|
|
6.
|
Emirates
|
|
7.
|
Ethiopian Airlines
|
|
8.
|
Etihad Airways
|
|
9.
|
Federal Express
|
|
10.
|
Lufthansa Cargo
|
|
11.
|
Malaysia Airlines Berhad
|
|
12.
|
Oman Air
|
|
13.
|
Qatar Airways
|
|
14.
|
Singapore Airlines
|
|
15.
|
Turkish Airlines
|
|
16.
|
United Parcel Services
|
Annexure III
|
Passenger carried by Scheduled Indian Airlines on scheduled domestic services
|
|
Domestic Pax
|
2022-23
|
2023-24 (till september) (P)
|
|
State
|
pax to
|
pax from
|
Pax to
|
pax from
|
|
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
|
637524
|
639750
|
295777
|
296077
|
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
2374388
|
2407066
|
1326125
|
1350929
|
|
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
|
35329
|
34871
|
45911
|
45401
|
|
ASSAM
|
3331512
|
3236369
|
1847126
|
1820442
|
|
BIHAR
|
2339195
|
2311694
|
1066724
|
1057641
|
|
CHANDIGARH
|
1806665
|
1733042
|
904775
|
881759
|
|
CHHATTISGARH
|
1187723
|
1195182
|
639236
|
645817
|
|
DAMAN & DIU
|
19589
|
20407
|
6862
|
6974
|
|
DELHI
|
24797935
|
25185405
|
13297107
|
13432105
|
|
GOA
|
4251759
|
4345180
|
2566153
|
2577699
|
|
GUJARAT
|
5991332
|
6055815
|
3361859
|
3357968
|
|
HIMACHAL PRADESH
|
114393
|
92548
|
75975
|
62750
|
|
JAMMU & KASHMIR
|
3560908
|
3555946
|
1782425
|
1780229
|
|
JHARKHAND
|
1229719
|
1249883
|
686926
|
696570
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
15252503
|
15003262
|
8655379
|
8603318
|
|
KERALA
|
3636455
|
3676919
|
2203277
|
2210247
|
|
LAKSHADWEEP
|
23242
|
19330
|
8985
|
6799
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
2281144
|
2344304
|
1361973
|
1386623
|
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
22794460
|
22736760
|
12806524
|
12849515
|
|
MANIPUR
|
568489
|
605010
|
275530
|
318839
|
|
MEGHALAYA
|
55771
|
50015
|
39125
|
33341
|
|
MIZORAM
|
166494
|
174318
|
90700
|
95672
|
|
NAGALAND
|
138105
|
148433
|
75448
|
78832
|
|
ODISHA
|
118830
|
122403
|
63245
|
63602
|
|
ORISSA
|
1833445
|
1848282
|
1127769
|
1139406
|
|
PONDICHERRY
|
40451
|
40891
|
6394
|
6675
|
|
PUNJAB
|
896565
|
888392
|
469450
|
468381
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
3390798
|
3366206
|
1766958
|
1734057
|
|
SIKKIM
|
9613
|
8316
|
5043
|
4520
|
|
TAMIL NADU
|
8790374
|
8800814
|
4918404
|
4917005
|
|
TELANGANA
|
8721623
|
8734990
|
5132061
|
5094902
|
|
TRIPURA
|
670418
|
688965
|
364701
|
361172
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
4446953
|
4452898
|
2551425
|
2518663
|
|
UTTARAKHAND
|
852651
|
846073
|
459093
|
446500
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
9662301
|
9408917
|
5073980
|
5008015
|
|
P- provisional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger carried by Scheduled Indian Airlines and Scheduled Foreign Airlines on scheduled international services
|
|
International PaX
|
2022-23
|
2023-24 (till september) (P)
|
|
State
|
Indian Airlines
|
Foreign Airlines
|
Indian Airlines
|
Foreign Airlines
|
|
|
pax to
|
pax from
|
pax to
|
pax from
|
pax to
|
pax from
|
pax to
|
pax from
|
|
ANDHRA PRADESH
|
17688
|
7744
|
30523
|
34515
|
9537
|
11240
|
16288
|
18146
|
|
ASSAM
|
|
|
434
|
558
|
|
|
1340
|
1508
|
|
BIHAR
|
|
|
25633
|
23682
|
|
|
1661
|
2027
|
|
CHANDIGARH
|
69935
|
73906
|
|
|
35406
|
41879
|
|
|
|
DELHI
|
3548720
|
3681296
|
3761071
|
4132122
|
2018027
|
2148852
|
2032630
|
2318651
|
|
GOA
|
55040
|
55517
|
105241
|
111582
|
28656
|
33972
|
58878
|
66117
|
|
GUJARAT
|
240174
|
262058
|
425369
|
462685
|
117460
|
143882
|
222592
|
251968
|
|
KARNATAKA
|
612089
|
638106
|
1327460
|
1432824
|
331664
|
343681
|
810748
|
870122
|
|
KERALA
|
2291074
|
2474314
|
2075378
|
2205874
|
1213409
|
1265365
|
1261523
|
1288393
|
|
MADHYA PRADESH
|
7442
|
7411
|
|
|
9004
|
11025
|
|
|
|
MAHARASHTRA
|
2235487
|
2489135
|
2817478
|
3239886
|
1464669
|
1586017
|
1541642
|
1759356
|
|
ORISSA
|
|
|
|
|
17645
|
19791
|
|
|
|
PUNJAB
|
227178
|
237813
|
127969
|
138521
|
119386
|
143488
|
84835
|
94301
|
|
RAJASTHAN
|
61108
|
68348
|
130435
|
136548
|
36361
|
42635
|
54135
|
54851
|
|
TAMIL NADU
|
1068199
|
1130778
|
1910206
|
2056163
|
633479
|
666390
|
1115171
|
1238679
|
|
TELANGANA
|
554036
|
573557
|
1134644
|
1219733
|
375904
|
395585
|
643107
|
712721
|
|
UTTAR PRADESH
|
230726
|
241621
|
227503
|
248203
|
112406
|
125644
|
97943
|
101714
|
|
WEST BENGAL
|
334276
|
364040
|
582492
|
633608
|
205662
|
212057
|
335584
|
381384
|
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation Gen. (Dr) V. K. Singh (Retd) in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.
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