Supreme Airlines

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Supreme Airlines
Supreme Airlines.png
IATA ICAO Callsign
Founded1983
Commenced operations12 September 2016
Ceased operationsApril 2018
Operating bases Jaipur International Airport [1]
Fleet size5
Destinations11
Key people Ammeet K Agarwal (CEO & President) [2]
Website supremeairlines.com

Supreme Airlines was a private non-scheduled airline, with bases in Jaipur and Ahmedabad. It operated 18 daily flights between 11 cities under an agreement with the State Govt of Rajasthan. Between 4th October 2016 and 7th August 2018, Supreme Airlines hauled 20,625 passengers in 4,167 flights, with 2,000+ tones of cargo. Supreme Airlines has sued the Ministry of Civil Aviation, D.G.C.A. and Airports Authority of India for Rs. 40+ Crores. [3] [4] [5]

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Destinations

Supreme Airlines was flying to the following destinations as of April 2019. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

CountryStateCityAirportNotes
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur International Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Jodhpur Jodhpur Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Sri Ganganagar Lalgarh Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Udaipur Puttaparthi Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Bikaner Bikaner Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Kota Kota Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Jaisalmer Jaisalmer Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Rajasthan Kishangarh Kishangarh Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Gujarat Ahmedabad Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
Flag of India.svg  India Uttar Pradesh Agra Agra Airport
Flag of India.svg  India New Delhi New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport

Fleet

Supreme Airlines fleet
AircraftIn serviceOrdersPassengersNotes
Y
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 2010VT-SAI9
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan 2013VT-UDN9
Cessna 172SP Skyhawk 2007N106KA3
Cessna 172SP Skyhawk 2007N286SA3
Diamond 20C1 2007N340JA1
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