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| Parent company | Shankh Aviation Pvt. Ltd. |
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| Key people | Sharvan Kumar Vishwakarma (Chairman and Managing Director) |
| Website | https://shankhair.com/ |
Shankh Air is an Indian full-service regional 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]
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.