Star Air (India)

Not to be confused with Star Air Service, Starlux Airlines, or XL Airways France.

Star Air

IATA ICAO Call sign S5 SDG HISTAR
Founded	March 2017;8 years ago (2017-03)
Commenced operations	January 2019;6 years ago (2019-01)
Hubs	Bengaluru Hyderabad
Fleet size	8
Destinations	22
Parent company	Sanjay Ghodawat Group
Key people	Sanjay Ghodawat (Chairman) Shrenik Ghodawat (Director) Simran Singh Tiwana (CEO)
Employees	1500+
Website	www.starair.in

Star Air, the aviation arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, is an Indian regional airline with its main base at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It started operations in January 2019, offering flights within Karnataka, and later expanding to other states as part of India's UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme. The airline currently operates an all-Embraer fleet of ERJ-145LRs and E-175s. ^[1]

History

In March 2017, the Sanjay Ghodawat Group sought permission from the Central Government to operate a regional airline known as Star Air. ^[1] The airline acquired its first aircraft, an Embraer 145LR, in June 2018. ^[2] It obtained its Air Operator's Certificate in early January of the following year and announced that it would operate flights under the Central Government's UDAN scheme, which aims to improve regional connectivity within India. Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport was selected as its primary operating hub. ^[3] On 25 January 2019, the airline's first flight departed Bengaluru for Hubli. ^[4]

Corporate affairs

Star Air's head office is located at Plot 13A, KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Road No. 1, Bengaluru-562149. ^[5]

Destinations

As of March2025, Star Air flies to 22 domestic destinations within India, with hubs at Kempegowda International Airport and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. ^[6]

The state with most destinations is Maharashtra with 5, followed by Karnataka with 4 destinations.

State	City	Airport	Notes	Ref.
Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati	Tirupati Airport		[4]
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Swami Vivekananda Airport		[7]
Goa	Mopa	Manohar International Airport
Gujarat	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport		[4]
	Bhuj	Bhuj Airport		[4]
	Jamnagar	Jamnagar Airport	Terminated	[4]
	Surat	Surat Airport		[4]
Karnataka	Ballari	Ballari Airport	Terminated	[8]
	Bengaluru	Kempegowda International Airport	Hub	[4]
	Belgaum	Belgaum Airport		[4]
	Bidar	Bidar Airport	Terminated
	Hubli	Hubli Airport	Terminated
	Kalaburagi	Kalaburagi Airport		[9]
	Mangalore	Mangalore International Airport	Terminated	[10]
	Mysore	Mysore Airport	Terminated	[11]
	Shimoga	Shivamogga Airport		[12]
Maharashtra	Kolhapur	Kolhapur Airport
	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport		[13]
	Nagpur	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
	Nanded	Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport		[14]
	Pune	Pune Airport		[15]
Odisha	Jharsuguda	Jharsuguda Airport		[16]
Punjab	Jalandhar	Adampur Airport		[14]
Rajasthan	Ajmer	Kishangarh Airport		[17]
	Jaipur	Jaipur International Airport
	Jodhpur	Jodhpur Airport	Terminated	[18]
Tamil Nadu	Madurai	Madurai Airport	Terminated
Telangana	Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	Hub	[4]
Uttar Pradesh	Ghaziabad	Hindon Airport		[14]
	Lucknow	Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport		[19]

Fleet

Star Air Embraer E175 landing at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

As of March2025, Star Air operates the following aircraft: ^{[20] [21]}

Star Air Fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers	Notes
Embraer ERJ 145LR	4	—	50
Embraer E175	4	6	76	[22]
Total	8	6

References

1. "India's Star Air eyes 1Q18 launch using ERJ-145s". ch-aviation. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
2. "India's Star Air adds maiden aircraft, an ERJ-145". ch-aviation. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
3. "Star Air to begin flights from Jan 25". Bengalure Mirror . 14 January 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
4. "India's Star Air launches operations". ch-aviation. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
5. "Privacy Policy". Star Air. Retrieved 23 May 2022. Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (Star Air) Road No. 1, KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Plot 13-A-P2, Bande Kodigehalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 562149
6. "Star Air Connections" . Retrieved 16 March 2024.
7. "Star Air domestic expansion".
8. "Karnataka Destinations".
9. "Star Air to start thrice-weekly flights on Bengaluru-Kalaburagi route from Nov 22". www.outlookindia.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
10. "Karnataka Destinations".
11. "Karnataka Destinations".
12. "Star Air To Begin Flight Service From Karnataka's Shivamogga To Goa, Hyderabad And Tirupati". News18. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
13. "Star Air is all set to Connect Belagavi With Mumbai". The Week. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
14. Star Air [@OfficialStarAir] (14 March 2024). "NDC-BLR, Hindon Daily flights starting March 31st" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 March 2024– via Twitter.
15. "Star Air Announces Pune-Hyderabad Flight From July 26, Deploys Embraer E175 Plane". Zee News . 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
16. "Star Air domestic expansion".
17. @OfficialStarAir (18 February 2020). "We are extremely delighted to..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
18. "Now, Star Air flight connects Belagavi with Jodhpur". The Hindu. Belagavi. 17 February 2021.
19. "Star Air to launch flights to Lucknow and Ghaziabad from Kishangarh". JetArena. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
20. "Star Air India Fleet" . Retrieved 31 March 2024.
21. "Star Air". starair.in. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
22. "Star Air To Lease 2 Additional Embraer E175s" . Retrieved 1 January 2023.