Shankh Air

Shankh Air

Parent company	Shankh Aviation Pvt. Ltd.
Key people	Sharvan Kumar Vishwakarma (Chairman and Managing Director)
Website	https://shankhair.com/

Shankh Air is an Indian full-service airline company planning to serve the flight routes in Uttar Pradesh. It is authorized by Ministry of Civil Aviation under UDAN scheme to enhance regional connectivity in the country. ^{[1] [2]} As of December 2025, there were nine operational scheduled domestic carriers in Indian aviation sector. ^[3]

Initial report suggests that this domestic airline carrier will operate from Gorakhpur, Lucknow & Varanasi with flights scheduled to commence in first quarter of 2026. ^{[4] [5]}

See also

• 2025 IndiGo disruption
• Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)
• List of airports in India
• Aviation in India
• List of companies of India
• Transport in India

References

1. Mukherjee, Anubhav (25 December 2025). "India to get 3 new airlines soon - Shankh Air, Al Hind Air and FlyExpress — Key things to know about them". mint. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
2. "Al Hind Air, FlyExpress, Shankh Air to enter Indian skies—can they dent IndiGo, Air India's dominance?". The Financial Express. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.
3. "Al Hind Air, FlyExpress get NOCs; Shankh Air targets Q1 2026 launch as govt pushes more competition". The Telegraph. Press Trust of India. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025. At present, India has nine operational scheduled domestic airlines. Apart from IndiGo, Air India, Air India Express and state-owned Alliance Air, other carriers include Akasa Air, SpiceJet, Star Air, Fly91 and IndiaOne Air, according to the latest Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) data.
4. "Will new airlines like Shankh Air, Al Hind Air, FlyExpress help break up the IndiGo-Air India duopoly?- The Week". www.theweek.in.
5. "After IndiGo crisis, govt gives nod to 3 new airlines: Al Hind Air, FlyExpress and Shankh Air". Hindustan Times. 24 December 2025. Retrieved 26 December 2025.