Air India Express is a spin off from the parent airline Air-India the national airline of India. The boom in the Indian airline industry has caused airlines to deal with certain new sutuations like dealing with budget customers. With flying becoming more and more popular in India a large group of customers are demanding low cost international flights like the new low-cost domestic private airlines. To help meet this need and expand the airline Air-India spun off Air India Express as it's low-cost avatar. Currently operating in Gulf & Middle Eastern routes and some south east asian routes the sister airline has plans for expansion into Europe and America with the arrival of new aircrafs.