Air India Express

Air India Express is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India, operating mainly from Indian state of Kerala. It operates services mainly to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The airline belongs to Air India Charters Limited, an whole owned subsidiary of Air India Limited, which was formed in order to facilitate the seamless merger of Air India and Indian. Today Air India Express operates nearly 100 flights per week, mainly from southern states of Tamilnadu and Kerala in India.

History

The airline was established in May 2004, after a long demand from Malayalee expatriate communities living in Middle East, seeking for a low cost budget airline. The airline started operations on 29 April 2005 with a flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi. Delivery of the first aircraft for Air India Express took place on 22 February 2005 when a new production Boeing 737-86Q (leased from Boullioun Aviation Services) was handed over.

Destinations

Tail Art

Each Air-India Express aircraft features a different tail design that reflects a facet of Indian culture, history and tradition.

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• Have been returned to Lessors.
• Has been destroyed in accident.

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Fleet

The Air-India Express fleet includes the following aircraft (at May 2010):<center></center>

As of May 2010 the average age of the Air-India Express Fleet is 2.9 years

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