Air India Express
Air India Express is an Indian low-cost airline owned by the Air India Group. It is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana. As of January 2026, the airline operates more than 500 flights per day to 45 domestic and 17 international destinations, with its primary hubs at Bengaluru, Delhi, and Mumbai.
Key facts
History
Air India Express was launched as a subsidiary of Air India on 29 April 2005. The airline was launched as a low-cost carrier focused on routes across South Asia, Southeast Asia and the Gulf region.. As a low-cost carrier, the airline operated point-to-point flights with multiple hubs all over India. Initially headquartered in Delhi, it was relocated to Kochi in 2013. While its parent entity Air India ran into operational losses in the 2010s, the airline continued to remain profitable. However, the airline operated with a fixed fleet of 24 aircraft for years, with no plans for expansion or modernisation.
On 8 October 2021, Tata Sons acquired Air India along with Air India Express and fifty percent of AISATS, a ground handling company, in a deal valued at ₹180 billion (equivalent to ₹200 billion or US$2.1 billion in 2023). Following the completion of the acquisition on 27 January 2022, the company became a part of Air India Limited. In 2023, the Tata Group sought to consolidate its holdings in various airline companies. It resulted in the group acquiring full control of AirAsia India, which was rebranded as AIX Connect, and proposed to be merged with Air India Express post the approval by authorities. In March 2023, the Tata Group announced the integration of both the airlines.
Post the acquisition and merger, the services operated by Air India Express were optimised to focus on low cost routes and complement the Air India network. On 18 October 2023, the airline was rebranded with a new logo and livery. In late 2023, the company moved its headquarters to Gurugram. The merger of AIX Connect and Air India Express was declared complete on 1 October 2024. At the time, the airline had a fleet of 88 aircraft and planned to increase it to 110 aircraft by the end of the year. In 2025, the airline unveiled a new cabin interior, and a new uniform for its cabin crew. The new cabin layout would be applied to the entire fleet of Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft and the Airbus A320 family aircraft that were transferred from Air India and AIX Connect, with the retrofit expected to be completed by mid 2026.
Its airports
Its main hubs
Airports that list it on their own website
These airports include this airline in the carrier list on their official website.
Other airports in its network
Route network according to OpenFlights (open route database). It may not reflect recent schedule changes.
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