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Encyclopedia > Air Dravida

Air Dravida is a start-up airline based in Chennai, India, planning to operate domestic scheduled services within southern India[1]. An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... “Madras” redirects here. ...

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History

The airline was established in November 2005 and is owned by Zircon International, Premier Tours and Travels. The holding company has over 20 years experience in selling and promoting air transport and allied services[1]. In mid-2006 it was reported that the airline's application for grant of NOC as a scheduled air services operator was in the final stage of processing[2]. 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Destinations

Air Dravida will connect the cities of Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kochi, Madurai and Trivandrum initially.The airline's major hubs will be at Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad[3]. Bangalore (renamed as Bengaluru) (Kannada: ; pronunciation: in Kannada and in English) is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. ... Hyderabad may refer to: Hyderabad, the independent state Hyderabad State, the pre-1956 state India Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad district (India) Begumpet Airport, also known as Hyderabad Airport Hyderabad Central, a huge shopping mall in Hyderabad Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh, a... Kochi may refer to: Kochi, India, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Indian Coffee House Thiruvananthapuram or Thiruvanathapuram (formerly known as Trivandrum) is the capital (population - 889,191 (2001)) of the state of Kerala, India. ...


Fleet

The start-up fleet of Air Dravida will consist of four Bombardier CRJ-200 aircraft with 50 seats all economy class[2]. The fleet will gradually be increased to six aircraft by the end of first year of operations. All aircraft will be leased[3]. The Bombardier Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) is a regional airliner manufactured by Bombardier based on the Canadair Challenger business jet. ...


External links

  • Air Dravida

References

  1. ^ a b Flight International 27 March 2007
  2. ^ a b India Trav Talk 30 July 2006
  3. ^ a b Express Travel World July 2006


 
 

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