Star Air (India)

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Star Air
Star Air Logo A.png
IATA ICAO Call sign
S5SDGHISTAR
FoundedMarch 2017;7 years ago (2017-03)
Commenced operationsJanuary 2019;6 years ago (2019-01)
Hubs
Fleet size8
Destinations22
Parent company Sanjay Ghodawat Group
Key people
Employees1500+
Website www.starair.in

Star Air, [2] the Aviation arm of Sanjay Ghodawat Group is an Indian Regional Airline with its's main base at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It started operations in January 2019, offering flights within Karnataka, and later expanding to Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana & Maharashtra, as part of the Central Government's UDAN scheme. The airline currently operates an all Embraer Fleet of ERJ-145LRs and EMB-170-200s (E175). [3]

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History

Sanjay Ghodawat Group, the parent company of Star Air, sought permission from the Central Government in March 2017 to establish a scheduled passenger airline called Star Air. [3] The airline acquired its first aircraft, an Embraer 145LR, in June 2018. [4] 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. Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru was selected as the base of operations. [5] On 25 January 2019, the airline's first flight departed Bengaluru for Hubbali. Flights to Tirupati were initiated as well. [6]

Corporate affairs

Star Air head office is located at Plot 13A, KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Road No. 1, Bangalore-562149 Bangalore. [2]

Destinations

As of February2025, Star Air flies to 22 domestic destinations within India, with its hubs at Kempegowda International Airport, Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Belgaum Airport. [7]

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

StateCityAirportNotesRefs.
Andhra Pradesh Tirupati Tirupati Airport [6]
Chhattisgarh Raipur Swami Vivekananda Airport [8]
Goa North Goa Manohar International Airport
Gujarat Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport [6]
Bhuj Bhuj Airport [6]
Jamnagar Jamnagar Airport Terminated [6]
Surat Surat Airport [6]
Karnataka Ballari Ballari Airport Terminated [9]
Bengaluru Kempegowda International Airport Hub [6]
Belgaum Belgaum Airport Hub [6]
Bidar Bidar Airport Airport closed
Hubli Hubli Airport Terminated
Kalaburagi Kalaburagi Airport [10]
Mangalore Mangalore International Airport Terminated [11]
Mysore Mysore Airport Terminated [12]
Shimoga Shivamogga Airport [13]
Maharashtra Kolhapur Kolhapur Airport
Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport [14]
Nagpur Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
Nanded Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport [15]
Pune Pune Airport [16]
Odisha Jharsuguda Jharsuguda Airport [17]
Punjab Jalandhar Adampur Airport [15]
Rajasthan Ajmer Kishangarh Airport [18]
Jaipur Jaipur International Airport
Jodhpur Jodhpur Airport Terminated [19]
Tamil Nadu Madurai Madurai Airport Terminated
Telangana Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hub [6]
Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad Hindon Airport [15]
Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport [20]

Fleet

Star Air Embraer ERJ 145LR Star Air Aircraft.jpg
Star Air Embraer ERJ 145LR
Star Air Embraer E175 landing at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru Star Air Embraer E175 VT-GSH landing at VOBL.jpg
Star Air Embraer E175 landing at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru

As of February2025, Star Air operates the following aircraft: [21] [22]

Star Air Fleet
AircraftIn ServiceOrdersPassengersNotes
Embraer ERJ 145LR 4—50
Embraer E175 4676 [23]
Total86

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References

  1. ↑ "Star Air (India) Airline Profile | CAPA". centreforaviation.com.
  2. 1 2 "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
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  4. ↑ "India's Star Air adds maiden aircraft, an ERJ-145". ch-aviation. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
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  9. ↑ "Karnataka Destinations".
  10. ↑ "Star Air to start thrice-weekly flights on Bengaluru-Kalaburagi route from Nov 22". www.outlookindia.com. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Karnataka Destinations".
  12. ↑ "Karnataka Destinations".
  13. ↑ "Star Air To Begin Flight Service From Karnataka's Shivamogga To Goa, Hyderabad And Tirupati". News18. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Star Air is all set to Connect Belagavi With Mumbai". The Week. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  15. 1 2 3 Star Air [@OfficialStarAir] (14 March 2024). "NDC-BLR, Hindon Daily flights starting March 31st" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 March 2024– via Twitter.
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