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;7 years ago (2019-01)
Hubs	Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad)
Fleet size	11
Destinations	32
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, is an Indian regional airline, headquartered in Bengaluru. It is owned by the Sanjay Ghodawat Group. It started operations in January 2019, with its main base at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. It initially operated flights within Karnataka, and later expanded to other states as part of India's UDAN scheme. The airline operates an all-Embraer fleet of ERJ 145LRs and E175s.

History

In March 2017, the Sanjay Ghodawat Group sought permission from the Government of India to operate a regional airline. ^[1] Named as Star Air, the airline acquired its first aircraft, an Embraer ERJ 145LR, in June 2018. ^[2] It obtained its Air Operator's Certificate in early January 2019 and announced that it would operate flights under the central government's UDAN scheme, with its main hub at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. ^[3] On 25 January 2019, the airline's operated its first flight from Bengaluru to Hubli. ^[4] The airline inducted its first Embraer E175ER aircraft in May 2023, and started offering select seats in business class. ^[5] The airline inducted its tenth aircraft, an E175, in April 2025. ^[6] On 1 September 2025, Star Air signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to set up a dedicated maintenance, repair and overhaul unit for its Embraer aircraft at Nashik. ^[7]

Corporate affairs

Star Air is headquartered at the KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park in Bengaluru. ^[8]

Destinations

As of January2026, Star Air flies to 32 domestic destinations within India with its hubs at Kempegowda International Airport and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. ^[9]

The state with the most destinations is Maharashtra with 8, followed by Karnataka with 6 destinations, followed by Gujarat with 4 destinations.

Star Air passenger destinations

State	City	Airport	Notes	Ref.
Andhra Pradesh	Tirupati	Tirupati Airport		[4]
Bihar	Purnia	Purnea Airport		[10]
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	Swami Vivekananda Airport		[11]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Diu	Diu Airport		[12]
Goa	Mopa	Manohar International Airport
Gujarat	Ahmedabad	Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport		[13]
	Bhuj	Bhuj Airport		[13]
	Jamnagar	Jamnagar Airport		[13]
	Surat	Surat Airport		[13]
Karnataka	Ballari	Bellary Airport	Terminated	[14]
		Jindal Vidyanagar Airport		[15]
	Bengaluru	Kempegowda International Airport	Hub	[4]
	Belgaum	Belgaum Airport		[4]
	Bidar	Bidar Airport		[16]
	Hubli	Hubli Airport	Terminated
	Kalaburagi	Kalaburagi Airport		[17]
	Mangalore	Mangalore International Airport	Terminated	[14]
	Mysore	Mysore Airport	Terminated	[14]
	Shimoga	Shivamogga Airport		[18]
Madhya Pradesh	Indore	Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport		[19]
Maharashtra	Gondia	Gondia Airport		[20]
	Kolhapur	Chhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
	Mumbai	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport		[21]
		Navi Mumbai International Airport		[22]
	Nagpur	Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
	Nanded	Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport		[23]
	Pune	Pune Airport		[24]
	Solapur	Solapur Airport		[25]
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Biju Patnaik Airport		[26]
	Jharsuguda	Veer Surendra Sai Airport		[11]
Punjab	Jalandhar	Adampur Airport		[23]
Rajasthan	Ajmer	Kishangarh Airport		[27]
	Jaipur	Jaipur International Airport
	Jodhpur	Jodhpur Airport	Terminated	[28]
Tamil Nadu	Madurai	Madurai Airport	Terminated
Telangana	Hyderabad	Rajiv Gandhi International Airport	Hub	[4]
Uttar Pradesh	Ghaziabad	Hindon Airport		[23]
	Lucknow	Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport		[29]

Fleet

Star Air Embraer ERJ 145

As of December 2025 ^[update] , Star Air operates an all-Embraer E-Jet fleet composed of following aircraft: ^[30]

Star Air fleet

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers			Notes
			C	Y	Total
Embraer ERJ 145LR	3	—	—	50	50
Embraer E175LR	8	2	12	64	76
Total	11	2

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". Bengaluru 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. "Star Air commences operations of Embraer E175 on Bangalore-Hyderabad-Jamnagar route". The Economic Times . 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
6. "Star Air inducts 10th aircraft Embraer E175 jet". CNBC TV18 . 20 April 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
7. "Star Air-HAL to set up MRO unit for Embraer aircraft in India". The Hindustan Times . 6 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
8. "Privacy Policy". Star Air. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
9. "Star Air Connections". Star Air. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
10. "Star Air to fly inaugural flight from Purnia". Patna Express. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
11. "Star Air launches new flights from Jharsuguda airport". The Times of India . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
12. "Star Airto launch Ahmedabad Diu direct flight". Desh Gujarat. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
13. "Star Air expands operations from Ahmedabad to three new cities". CNBC TV18 . Retrieved 1 June 2025.
14. "Star Air to start flight services to Goa, Tirupati, and Hyderbad from Shivamogga". The Hindustan Times . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
15. "Star Air new daily flight from Bengaluru to Hampi". Travel and Tour. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
16. "Bengaluru Bidar air connectivity to resume from April 15". News Karnataka. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
17. "Star Air to start thrice-weekly flights on Bengaluru-Kalaburagi route from Nov 22". Outlook . 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
18. "Star Air To Begin Flight Service From Karnataka's Shivamogga To Goa, Hyderabad And Tirupati". News18 . 19 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
19. "Star Air launches services to Gondia via Indore". Press Trust of India . Retrieved 1 December 2025.
20. "Star Air adds Indore and Gondia flights".
21. "Star Air is all set to Connect Belagavi With Mumbai". The Week . 8 August 2019. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
22. "Star Air to launch flight services from Navi Mumbai airport". The Economic Times . Retrieved 30 December 2025.
23. Star Air [@OfficialStarAir] (14 March 2024). "NDC-BLR, Hindon Daily flights starting March 31st" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 March 2024– via Twitter.
24. "Star Air Announces Pune-Hyderabad Flight From July 26, Deploys Embraer E175 Plane". Zee News . 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
25. "Flights connecting Mumbai to Solapur to begin on October 15". Pune Pulse. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
26. "Star Air to launch Bhubaneshwar to Jharsuguda flights from August 15". Pragatvadi. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
27. @OfficialStarAir (18 February 2020). "We are extremely delighted to..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
28. "Now, Star Air flight connects Belagavi with Jodhpur". The Hindu . 17 February 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
29. "Star Air to launch flights to Lucknow and Ghaziabad from Kishangarh". JetArena. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
30. "Our fleet". Star Air. Retrieved 1 December 2025.