IndiaOne Air

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IndiaOne Air
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IndiaOne Air Cessna 208 Caravan
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Founded2020
Commenced operations3 August 2022;3 years ago (2022-08-03)
Hubs Biju Patnaik International Airport
Fleet size3
Destinations7
Parent company GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation
Headquarters Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
Key people
  • Wing Commander Prem Kumar Garg (Retd.)
    (CEO & Accountable Manager)
Website https://www.indiaoneair.com/

IndiaOne Air is an Indian regional airline headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, with its main hub at the Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The airline operates scheduled domestic flights connecting Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities with metropolitan hubs, and is the first scheduled airline in India to operate single-engine aircraft as part of regular commercial services. [1]

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History

The airline was founded in 2020 and successfully completed its proving flight on 22 June 2022, after which it received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) on 24 June 2022 from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. [1] [2]

IndiaOne Air commenced commercial scheduled operations soon after, with its inaugural flights linking Bhubaneswar and Jeypore in Odisha in late 2022, marking the start of its mission to improve regional connectivity under Government of India’s UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme (UDAN RCS). [3]

Corporate affairs

Management

IndiaOne Air’s corporate structure is led by a group of Indian aviation entrepreneurs with a strategic focus on serving smaller domestic markets and improving accessibility. The official leadership includes Wing Commander Prem Kumar Garg (Retd.) as Chief Executive Officer & Accountable Manager, along with key directors such as Sambit Kumar Nayak (Director, Quality Assurance) and Capt. Sabarish Sureshkumar (Chief of Flight Safety), among others in operations, HR, and corporate affairs. [1]

Headquarters

The airline’s headquarters is situated in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, while its operational hub is at Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from where most of its routes are operated.

Destinations

As of December 2025, IndiaOne Air flies to a total of 7 destinations in Eastern India. [4]

Country (State)CityAirportNotesRefs
India (Andhra Pradesh) Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Airport
India (Chhattisgarh) Raipur Swami Vivekananda Airport Terminated
India (Jharkhand) Jamshedpur Sonari Airport
India (Odisha) Bhawanipatna Utkela Airport
Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik International Airport Base
Jeypore Jeypore Airport
India (West Bengal) Cooch Behar Cooch Behar Airport Terminated [5]
Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

Fleet

IndiaOne Air's Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX at the Textron Aviation facility in Independence, Missouri. VT-HJS.jpg
IndiaOne Air's Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX at the Textron Aviation facility in Independence, Missouri.

As of early 2026, IndiaOne Air operates a small fleet of three Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX single-engine utility aircrafts suitable for short regional sectors. [6]

Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX is a reliable turboprop capable of carrying about 9 passengers, ideal for connecting smaller airports and airstrips with limited infrastructure. These aircraft are equipped with advanced avionics (Garmin G1000 NXi) and, uniquely for their class in India, a cockpit voice and data recorder (CVDR) for enhanced safety and operational monitoring. [1] [7]

In November 2025, IndiaOne Air announced a significant step toward expanding its fleet by signing a Letter of Intent (LOI) to acquire up to ten De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Series 300-G aircraft at the 2025 Dubai Airshow. These newer aircraft are designed for short takeoff and landing (STOL) operations and will enable the airline to serve remote and hard-to-reach airfields with limited runway lengths. [8]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "IndiaOne Air - About". IndiaOneAir. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "Year End Review: 2022 - Ministry of Civil Aviation". Press Information Bureau. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  3. ↑ "Jeypore on aviation map, flights from Oct 31". The New Indian Express . 30 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Approved Winter Schedule Domestic - Operator - M/s GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation Private Limited". Directorate General of Civil Aviation. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Flights to Cooch Behar to stop as IndiaOne Air cites operational reasons". The Telegraph (India) . 2 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ↑ "List of Scheduled/Scheduled Commuter Operators" (PDF). Directorate General of Civil Aviation. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  7. ↑ Goyer, Robert (April 26, 2008). "Cessna Caravan Perfected?". Flying. Flying Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "IndiaOne Air Signs Letter of Intent for up to Ten De Havilland Canada Twin Otter Series 300-G Aircraft at the Dubai Airshow". 18 November 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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