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Air India Express is an Indian low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian flag carrier airline Air India. [6] Currently, it is headquartered in Gurgaon , Haryana . [ 3 ] [ 7 ] The airline operates more than 2000 flights per week to 45 destinations across India, the Middle East and Southeast Asia . [ 8 ]
Air India Express Flight 1344 was a scheduled international flight on 7 August 2020 from Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to Kozhikode, India, landing at Calicut International Airport. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded due to the COVID-19 pandemic .
Air India Express Flight 1344 was another Boeing 737-8NG(SFP) that overshot the runway when landing at Calicut International Airport in 2020. Air France Flight 358 was an Airbus A340, which overshot a runway when landing at Toronto Pearson International Airport in 2005.
As of March 2025, Air India Express serves 55 destinations — 38 in India and 17 international destinations. [1] [2]The state with the most destinations is Kerala & Uttar Pradesh with 4 each, followed by Tamil Nadu with 3 destinations.
Air India commenced operations on 29 July 1946, operating under the Government of India. On 8 June 1948, a Lockheed Constellation L-749A named Malabar Princess operated the airline's first international flight between Mumbai and London Heathrow. [2] As of March 2025, Air India serves a total of 44 international and 46 domestic destinations. [3]
Air India Express began operations on 29 April 2005 and was initially owned by Air India Charters and operates flights from South India to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. [121] [122] In November 2022, Air India acquired AirAsia's stake in AirAsia India, renamed it into AIX Connect and announced plans to merge it with Air India Express. [123]
Thiruvananthapuram International Airport hosts Air India's narrow-body maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) unit consisting of twin hangars for servicing Boeing 737 type aircraft, servicing mostly Air India Express aircraft. The Maintenance Repair Overhaul is set up on 6.07 hectares (15.0 acres) of land at a cost of Rs. 110 crores.
The airport was initially used for limited domestic flights, mainly to Mumbai and Bengaluru. The operation of international flights started in 2006 with Air India Express flying to Dubai. Mangalore Airport was a customs airport [10] for six years, from 3 October 2006 to 3 October 2012, before it was granted the status of international airport. [11]