CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html> <html class="client-nojs vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available" lang="en" dir="ltr"> <head> <meta charset="UTF-8"> <title>Indian Airlines - Wikipedia</title> <script>(function(){var className="client-js vector-feature-language-in-header-enabled vector-feature-language-in-main-page-header-disabled vector-feature-page-tools-pinned-disabled vector-feature-toc-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-main-menu-pinned-disabled vector-feature-limited-width-clientpref-1 vector-feature-limited-width-content-enabled vector-feature-custom-font-size-clientpref-1 vector-feature-appearance-pinned-clientpref-1 vector-feature-night-mode-enabled skin-theme-clientpref-day vector-sticky-header-enabled vector-toc-available";var cookie=document.cookie.match(/(?:^|; )enwikimwclientpreferences=([^;]+)/);if(cookie){cookie[1].split('%2C').forEach(function(pref){className=className.replace(new RegExp('(^| )'+pref.replace(/-clientpref-\w+$|[^\w-]+/g,'')+'-clientpref-\\w+( |$)'),'$1'+pref+'$2');});}document.documentElement.className=className;}());RLCONF={"wgBreakFrames":false,"wgSeparatorTransformTable":["",""],"wgDigitTransformTable":["",""],"wgDefaultDateFormat":"dmy","wgMonthNames":["","January","February","March","April","May","June","July","August","September","October","November","December"],"wgRequestId":"80663f77-eea7-4a90-8a03-0be47ea88528","wgCanonicalNamespace":"","wgCanonicalSpecialPageName":false,"wgNamespaceNumber":0,"wgPageName":"Indian_Airlines","wgTitle":"Indian Airlines","wgCurRevisionId":1272111406,"wgRevisionId":1272111406,"wgArticleId":372651,"wgIsArticle":true,"wgIsRedirect":false,"wgAction":"view","wgUserName":null,"wgUserGroups":["*"],"wgCategories":["Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments","Webarchive template wayback links","Articles with short description","Short description is different from Wikidata","Use dmy dates from October 2019","Use Indian English from April 2019","All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English","Articles needing additional references from July 2012","All articles needing additional references","All articles with unsourced statements","Articles with unsourced statements from October 2024","Articles with unsourced statements from June 2022","Commons category link from Wikidata","Indian Airlines","Companies based in Delhi","Defunct airlines of India","Airlines established in 1953","Government-owned companies of India","Airlines disestablished in 2011","Companies nationalised by the Government of India","Indian companies established in 1953","Indian companies disestablished in 2011"],"wgPageViewLanguage":"en","wgPageContentLanguage":"en","wgPageContentModel":"wikitext","wgRelevantPageName":"Indian_Airlines","wgRelevantArticleId":372651,"wgIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRelevantPageIsProbablyEditable":true,"wgRestrictionEdit":[],"wgRestrictionMove":[],"wgNoticeProject":"wikipedia","wgCiteReferencePreviewsActive":false,"wgFlaggedRevsParams":{"tags":{"status":{"levels":1}}},"wgMediaViewerOnClick":true,"wgMediaViewerEnabledByDefault":true,"wgPopupsFlags":0,"wgVisualEditor":{"pageLanguageCode":"en","pageLanguageDir":"ltr","pageVariantFallbacks":"en"},"wgMFDisplayWikibaseDescriptions":{"search":true,"watchlist":true,"tagline":false,"nearby":true},"wgWMESchemaEditAttemptStepOversample":false,"wgWMEPageLength":30000,"wgEditSubmitButtonLabelPublish":true,"wgULSPosition":"interlanguage","wgULSisCompactLinksEnabled":false,"wgVector2022LanguageInHeader":true,"wgULSisLanguageSelectorEmpty":false,"wgWikibaseItemId":"Q876323","wgCheckUserClientHintsHeadersJsApi":["brands","architecture","bitness","fullVersionList","mobile","model","platform","platformVersion"],"GEHomepageSuggestedEditsEnableTopics":true,"wgGETopicsMatchModeEnabled":false,"wgGEStructuredTaskRejectionReasonTextInputEnabled":false,"wgGELevelingUpEnabledForUser":false}; RLSTATE={"ext.globalCssJs.user.styles":"ready","site.styles":"ready","user.styles":"ready","ext.globalCssJs.user":"ready","user":"ready","user.options":"loading","ext.cite.styles":"ready","skins.vector.search.codex.styles":"ready","skins.vector.styles":"ready","skins.vector.icons":"ready","jquery.makeCollapsible.styles":"ready","ext.wikimediamessages.styles":"ready","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript":"ready","ext.uls.interlanguage":"ready","wikibase.client.init":"ready"};RLPAGEMODULES=["ext.cite.ux-enhancements","mediawiki.page.media","site","mediawiki.page.ready","jquery.makeCollapsible","mediawiki.toc","skins.vector.js","ext.centralNotice.geoIP","ext.centralNotice.startUp","ext.gadget.ReferenceTooltips","ext.gadget.switcher","ext.urlShortener.toolbar","ext.centralauth.centralautologin","mmv.bootstrap","ext.popups","ext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.init","ext.visualEditor.targetLoader","ext.echo.centralauth","ext.eventLogging","ext.wikimediaEvents","ext.navigationTiming","ext.uls.interface","ext.cx.eventlogging.campaigns","ext.cx.uls.quick.actions","wikibase.client.vector-2022","ext.checkUser.clientHints","ext.growthExperiments.SuggestedEditSession"];</script> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.loader.impl(function(){return["user.options@12s5i",function($,jQuery,require,module){mw.user.tokens.set({"patrolToken":"+\\","watchToken":"+\\","csrfToken":"+\\"}); }];});});</script> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=ext.cite.styles%7Cext.uls.interlanguage%7Cext.visualEditor.desktopArticleTarget.noscript%7Cext.wikimediamessages.styles%7Cjquery.makeCollapsible.styles%7Cskins.vector.icons%2Cstyles%7Cskins.vector.search.codex.styles%7Cwikibase.client.init&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <script async="" src="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=startup&only=scripts&raw=1&skin=vector-2022"></script> <meta name="ResourceLoaderDynamicStyles" content=""> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/w/load.php?lang=en&modules=site.styles&only=styles&skin=vector-2022"> <meta name="generator" content="MediaWiki 1.44.0-wmf.20"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin"> <meta name="referrer" content="origin-when-cross-origin"> <meta name="robots" content="max-image-preview:standard"> <meta name="format-detection" content="telephone=no"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Indian_airlines.svg/1200px-Indian_airlines.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="1200"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="511"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Indian_airlines.svg/800px-Indian_airlines.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="800"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="341"> <meta property="og:image" content="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Indian_airlines.svg/640px-Indian_airlines.svg.png"> <meta property="og:image:width" content="640"> <meta property="og:image:height" content="273"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=1120"> <meta property="og:title" content="Indian Airlines - Wikipedia"> <meta property="og:type" content="website"> <link rel="preconnect" href="//upload.wikimedia.org"> <link rel="alternate" media="only screen and (max-width: 640px)" href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/x-wiki" title="Edit this page" href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="/static/apple-touch/wikipedia.png"> <link rel="icon" href="/static/favicon/wikipedia.ico"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" href="/w/rest.php/v1/search" title="Wikipedia (en)"> <link rel="EditURI" type="application/rsd+xml" href="//en.wikipedia.org/w/api.php?action=rsd"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines"> <link rel="license" href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Wikipedia Atom feed" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:RecentChanges&feed=atom"> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//meta.wikimedia.org" /> <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="login.wikimedia.org"> </head> <body class="skin--responsive skin-vector skin-vector-search-vue mediawiki ltr sitedir-ltr mw-hide-empty-elt ns-0 ns-subject mw-editable page-Indian_Airlines rootpage-Indian_Airlines skin-vector-2022 action-view"><a class="mw-jump-link" href="#bodyContent">Jump to content</a> <div class="vector-header-container"> <header class="vector-header mw-header"> <div class="vector-header-start"> <nav class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" title="Main menu" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-main-menu-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Main menu" > <label id="vector-main-menu-dropdown-label" for="vector-main-menu-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-menu mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-menu"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Main menu</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-main-menu" class="vector-main-menu vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-main-menu-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="main-menu-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-main-menu" data-pinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-main-menu-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Main menu</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-main-menu.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-navigation" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-navigation" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Navigation </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-mainpage-description" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Main_Page" title="Visit the main page [z]" accesskey="z"><span>Main page</span></a></li><li id="n-contents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents" title="Guides to browsing Wikipedia"><span>Contents</span></a></li><li id="n-currentevents" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Portal:Current_events" title="Articles related to current events"><span>Current events</span></a></li><li id="n-randompage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:Random" title="Visit a randomly selected article [x]" accesskey="x"><span>Random article</span></a></li><li id="n-aboutsite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Learn about Wikipedia and how it works"><span>About Wikipedia</span></a></li><li id="n-contactpage" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us" title="How to contact Wikipedia"><span>Contact us</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-interaction" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-interaction" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Contribute </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="n-help" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Guidance on how to use and edit Wikipedia"><span>Help</span></a></li><li id="n-introduction" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" title="Learn how to edit Wikipedia"><span>Learn to edit</span></a></li><li id="n-portal" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Community_portal" title="The hub for editors"><span>Community portal</span></a></li><li id="n-recentchanges" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChanges" title="A list of recent changes to Wikipedia [r]" accesskey="r"><span>Recent changes</span></a></li><li id="n-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:File_upload_wizard" title="Add images or other media for use on Wikipedia"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="n-specialpages" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:SpecialPages"><span>Special pages</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <a href="/wiki/Main_Page" class="mw-logo"> <img class="mw-logo-icon" src="/static/images/icons/wikipedia.png" alt="" aria-hidden="true" height="50" width="50"> <span class="mw-logo-container skin-invert"> <img class="mw-logo-wordmark" alt="Wikipedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"> <img class="mw-logo-tagline" alt="The Free Encyclopedia" src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-tagline-en.svg" width="117" height="13" style="width: 7.3125em; height: 0.8125em;"> </span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-header-end"> <div id="p-search" role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-collapses vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box-auto-expand-width vector-search-box"> <a href="/wiki/Special:Search" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only search-toggle" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </a> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail cdx-typeahead-search--auto-expand-width"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="searchform" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div id="simpleSearch" class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia" aria-label="Search Wikipedia" autocapitalize="sentences" title="Search Wikipedia [f]" accesskey="f" id="searchInput" > <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-user-links vector-user-links-wide" aria-label="Personal tools"> <div class="vector-user-links-main"> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-preferences" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-userpage" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown " title="Change the appearance of the page's font size, width, and color" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-appearance-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Appearance" > <label id="vector-appearance-dropdown-label" for="vector-appearance-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-appearance mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-appearance"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Appearance</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-notifications" class="vector-menu mw-portlet emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-vector-user-menu-overflow" class="vector-menu mw-portlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en" class=""><span>Donate</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-createaccount-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Indian+Airlines" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory" class=""><span>Create account</span></a> </li> <li id="pt-login-2" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item user-links-collapsible-item"><a data-mw="interface" href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Indian+Airlines" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o" class=""><span>Log in</span></a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div id="vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-user-menu vector-button-flush-right vector-user-menu-logged-out" title="Log in and more options" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-user-links-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Personal tools" > <label id="vector-user-links-dropdown-label" for="vector-user-links-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-ellipsis mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-ellipsis"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Personal tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-personal" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-personal user-links-collapsible-item" title="User menu" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-sitesupport" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="https://donate.wikimedia.org/?wmf_source=donate&wmf_medium=sidebar&wmf_campaign=en.wikipedia.org&uselang=en"><span>Donate</span></a></li><li id="pt-createaccount" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CreateAccount&returnto=Indian+Airlines" title="You are encouraged to create an account and log in; however, it is not mandatory"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-userAdd mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-userAdd"></span> <span>Create account</span></a></li><li id="pt-login" class="user-links-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UserLogin&returnto=Indian+Airlines" title="You're encouraged to log in; however, it's not mandatory. [o]" accesskey="o"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-logIn mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-logIn"></span> <span>Log in</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-user-menu-anon-editor" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-user-menu-anon-editor" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Pages for logged out editors <a href="/wiki/Help:Introduction" aria-label="Learn more about editing"><span>learn more</span></a> </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="pt-anoncontribs" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyContributions" title="A list of edits made from this IP address [y]" accesskey="y"><span>Contributions</span></a></li><li id="pt-anontalk" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:MyTalk" title="Discussion about edits from this IP address [n]" accesskey="n"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </header> </div> <div class="mw-page-container"> <div class="mw-page-container-inner"> <div class="vector-sitenotice-container"> <div id="siteNotice"></div> </div> <div class="vector-column-start"> <div class="vector-main-menu-container"> <div id="mw-navigation"> <nav id="mw-panel" class="vector-main-menu-landmark" aria-label="Site"> <div id="vector-main-menu-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav id="mw-panel-toc" aria-label="Contents" data-event-name="ui.sidebar-toc" class="mw-table-of-contents-container vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-toc-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-toc" class="vector-toc vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-toc-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="toc-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-toc" > <h2 class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Contents</h2> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-toc.unpin">hide</button> </div> <ul class="vector-toc-contents" id="mw-panel-toc-list"> <li id="toc-mw-content-text" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a href="#" class="vector-toc-link"> <div class="vector-toc-text">(Top)</div> </a> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle History subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Merger_of_regional_airlines" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Merger_of_regional_airlines"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.1</span> <span>Merger of regional airlines</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Merger_of_regional_airlines-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Early_fleet" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Early_fleet"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.2</span> <span>Early fleet</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Early_fleet-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Post_liberalisation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Post_liberalisation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.3</span> <span>Post liberalisation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Post_liberalisation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Low-cost_carrier_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Low-cost_carrier_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.4</span> <span>Low-cost carrier era</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Low-cost_carrier_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Air_India_merger" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Air_India_merger"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.5</span> <span>Air India merger</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Air_India_merger-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Destinations" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Destinations"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Destinations</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Destinations-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Destinations subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Destinations-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Codeshare_agreements" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Codeshare_agreements"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.1</span> <span>Codeshare agreements</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Codeshare_agreements-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Fleet" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Fleet"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>Fleet</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Fleet-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Fleet subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Fleet-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Former_fleet" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Former_fleet"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Former fleet</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Former_fleet-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Livery" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Livery"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>Livery</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Livery-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Service" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Service"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Service</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Service-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Incidents_and_accidents" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Incidents_and_accidents"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Incidents and accidents</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Incidents_and_accidents-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Incidents and accidents subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Incidents_and_accidents-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1960s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1960s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1</span> <span>1960s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1960s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1970s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1970s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>1970s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1970s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1980s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1980s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.3</span> <span>1980s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1980s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1990s" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1990s"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.4</span> <span>1990s</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1990s-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Financials" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Financials"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>Financials</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Financials-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9</span> <span>External links</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-External_links-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc vector-button-flush-left" title="Table of Contents" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-label" for="vector-page-titlebar-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <h1 id="firstHeading" class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Indian Airlines</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 24 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-24" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">24 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86_(%D8%B4%D8%B1%DA%A9%D8%AA_%D9%87%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C)" title="ایندین (شرکت هواپیمایی) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ایندین (شرکت هواپیمایی)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%9D%B8%EB%94%94%EC%95%88_%ED%95%AD%EA%B3%B5" title="인디안 항공 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="인디안 항공" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8" title="इंडियन एयरलाइंस – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="इंडियन एयरलाइंस" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%93%D7%99%D7%90%D7%9F_%D7%90%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%9C%D7%99%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%A1" title="אינדיאן איירליינס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אינדיאן איירליינס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%87%E0%B2%82%E0%B2%A1%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%AF%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C_%E0%B2%8F%E0%B2%B0%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C%E2%80%8C%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%88%E0%B2%A8%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B8%E0%B3%8D%E2%80%8C" title="ಇಂಡಿಯನ್‌ ಏರ್‌‌ಲೈನ್ಸ್‌ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಇಂಡಿಯನ್‌ ಏರ್‌‌ಲೈನ್ಸ್‌" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8" title="इंडियन एरलाइन्स – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="इंडियन एरलाइन्स" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA" title="インディアン航空 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="インディアン航空" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_(empresa_a%C3%A9rea)" title="Indian (empresa aérea) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Indian (empresa aérea)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_(lentoyhti%C3%B6)" title="Indian (lentoyhtiö) – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Indian (lentoyhtiö)" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="Indian Airlines – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Indian Airlines" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%86%DA%88%DB%8C%D9%86_%D8%A7%DB%8C%D8%A6%D8%B1_%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86%D8%B2" title="انڈین ایئر لائنز – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="انڈین ایئر لائنز" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8D%B0%E5%BA%A6%E4%BA%BA%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA" title="印度人航空 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="印度人航空" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li> </ul> <div class="after-portlet after-portlet-lang"><span class="wb-langlinks-edit wb-langlinks-link"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q876323#sitelinks-wikipedia" title="Edit interlanguage links" class="wbc-editpage">Edit links</a></span></div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <div class="vector-page-toolbar"> <div class="vector-page-toolbar-container"> <div id="left-navigation"> <nav aria-label="Namespaces"> <div id="p-associated-pages" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-associated-pages" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-nstab-main" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines" title="View the content page [c]" accesskey="c"><span>Article</span></a></li><li id="ca-talk" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Talk:Indian_Airlines" rel="discussion" title="Discuss improvements to the content page [t]" accesskey="t"><span>Talk</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown emptyPortlet" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-variants-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Change language variant" > <label id="vector-variants-dropdown-label" for="vector-variants-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">English</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="p-variants" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-variants emptyPortlet" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> <div id="right-navigation" class="vector-collapsible"> <nav aria-label="Views"> <div id="p-views" class="vector-menu vector-menu-tabs mw-portlet mw-portlet-views" > <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-view" class="selected vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-edit" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-history" class="vector-tab-noicon mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=history" title="Past revisions of this page [h]" accesskey="h"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-tools-dropdown" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-page-tools-dropdown" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Tools" > <label id="vector-page-tools-dropdown-label" for="vector-page-tools-dropdown-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Tools</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> <div id="vector-page-tools" class="vector-page-tools vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-page-tools-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-unpinned" data-feature-name="page-tools-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-page-tools" data-pinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-page-tools-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Tools</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-page-tools.unpin">hide</button> </div> <div id="p-cactions" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-cactions emptyPortlet vector-has-collapsible-items" title="More options" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Actions </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="ca-more-view" class="selected vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines"><span>Read</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-edit" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit" title="Edit this page [e]" accesskey="e"><span>Edit</span></a></li><li id="ca-more-history" class="vector-more-collapsible-item mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=history"><span>View history</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-tb" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-tb" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> General </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="t-whatlinkshere" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:WhatLinksHere/Indian_Airlines" title="List of all English Wikipedia pages containing links to this page [j]" accesskey="j"><span>What links here</span></a></li><li id="t-recentchangeslinked" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/wiki/Special:RecentChangesLinked/Indian_Airlines" rel="nofollow" title="Recent changes in pages linked from this page [k]" accesskey="k"><span>Related changes</span></a></li><li id="t-upload" class="mw-list-item"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:File_Upload_Wizard" title="Upload files [u]" accesskey="u"><span>Upload file</span></a></li><li id="t-permalink" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&oldid=1272111406" title="Permanent link to this revision of this page"><span>Permanent link</span></a></li><li id="t-info" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=info" title="More information about this page"><span>Page information</span></a></li><li id="t-cite" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:CiteThisPage&page=Indian_Airlines&id=1272111406&wpFormIdentifier=titleform" title="Information on how to cite this page"><span>Cite this page</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:UrlShortener&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FIndian_Airlines"><span>Get shortened URL</span></a></li><li id="t-urlshortener-qrcode" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:QrCode&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FIndian_Airlines"><span>Download QR code</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-coll-print_export" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-coll-print_export" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> Print/export </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li id="coll-download-as-rl" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Special:DownloadAsPdf&page=Indian_Airlines&action=show-download-screen" title="Download this page as a PDF file"><span>Download as PDF</span></a></li><li id="t-print" class="mw-list-item"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&printable=yes" title="Printable version of this page [p]" accesskey="p"><span>Printable version</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div id="p-wikibase-otherprojects" class="vector-menu mw-portlet mw-portlet-wikibase-otherprojects" > <div class="vector-menu-heading"> In other projects </div> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-commons mw-list-item"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_Airlines" hreflang="en"><span>Wikimedia Commons</span></a></li><li id="t-wikibase" class="wb-otherproject-link wb-otherproject-wikibase-dataitem mw-list-item"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Special:EntityPage/Q876323" title="Structured data on this page hosted by Wikidata [g]" accesskey="g"><span>Wikidata item</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-column-end"> <div class="vector-sticky-pinned-container"> <nav class="vector-page-tools-landmark" aria-label="Page tools"> <div id="vector-page-tools-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> </div> </nav> <nav class="vector-appearance-landmark" aria-label="Appearance"> <div id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" class="vector-pinned-container"> <div id="vector-appearance" class="vector-appearance vector-pinnable-element"> <div class="vector-pinnable-header vector-appearance-pinnable-header vector-pinnable-header-pinned" data-feature-name="appearance-pinned" data-pinnable-element-id="vector-appearance" data-pinned-container-id="vector-appearance-pinned-container" data-unpinned-container-id="vector-appearance-unpinned-container" > <div class="vector-pinnable-header-label">Appearance</div> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-pin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.pin">move to sidebar</button> <button class="vector-pinnable-header-toggle-button vector-pinnable-header-unpin-button" data-event-name="pinnable-header.vector-appearance.unpin">hide</button> </div> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Defunct airline of India (1953–2011)</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">This article is about a defunct airline. For other airlines of India, see <a href="/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_India" title="List of airlines of India">List of airlines of India</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-More_citations_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Refimprove" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This article <b>needs additional citations for <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">verification</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Indian_Airlines" title="Special:EditPage/Indian Airlines">improve this article</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22Indian+Airlines%22">"Indian Airlines"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22Indian+Airlines%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22Indian+Airlines%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22Indian+Airlines%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Indian+Airlines%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22Indian+Airlines%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2012</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1258442903">.mw-parser-output .infobox-airline-codes{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;background-color:var(--background-color-disabled,#dadde3);color:var(--color-base,#202122);font-weight:bold;line-height:1}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151960987">body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox table{display:table}body.skin-minerva .mw-parser-output .infobox caption{display:table-caption}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Indian Airlines</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_airlines.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Indian_airlines.svg/200px-Indian_airlines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="85" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Indian_airlines.svg/300px-Indian_airlines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Indian_airlines.svg/400px-Indian_airlines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1491" data-file-height="635" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table class="infobox-airline-codes"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="padding-top: 0.5em; border-right: 1px solid white; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Airline_codes#IATA_airline_designator" title="Airline codes">IATA</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="padding-top: 0.5em; border-right: 1px solid white; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Airline_codes#ICAO_airline_designator" title="Airline codes">ICAO</a> </th> <th scope="col" style="padding-top: 0.5em; text-align: center;"><a href="/wiki/Aviation_call_signs#Commercial_airline" title="Aviation call signs">Call sign</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td class="nickname" style="padding-bottom: 0.5em; border-right: 1px solid white; text-align: center;">IC </td> <td class="nickname" style="padding-bottom: 0.5em; border-right: 1px solid white; text-align: center;">IAC </td> <td class="nickname" style="padding-bottom: 0.5em; text-align: center;">INDAIR<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1953<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1953</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Commenced operations</th><td class="infobox-data">1 August 1953<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1953-08-01</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Ceased operations</th><td class="infobox-data">27 February 2011<span style="display: none;"> (<span class="dtend itvend">2011-02-27</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Airline_hub" title="Airline hub">Hubs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_Maharaj_International_Airport" title="Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport">Mumbai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport" title="Indira Gandhi International Airport">Delhi</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Airline_hub#Primary_and_secondary_hubs" title="Airline hub">Secondary hubs</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kempegowda_International_Airport" title="Kempegowda International Airport">Bangalore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennai_International_Airport" title="Chennai International Airport">Chennai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thiruvananthapuram_International_Airport" title="Thiruvananthapuram International Airport">Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose_International_Airport" title="Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport">Kolkata</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Airline_hub#Focus_city" title="Airline hub">Focus cities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport">Ahmedabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rajiv_Gandhi_International_Airport" title="Rajiv Gandhi International Airport">Hyderabad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cochin_International_Airport" title="Cochin International Airport">Kochi</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Frequent-flyer_program" title="Frequent-flyer program">Frequent-flyer program</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li>Flying Returns</li><li>InterMiles</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Fleet size</th><td class="infobox-data">55</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Destinations</th><td class="infobox-data">63</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Holding_company#Parent_company" title="Holding company">Parent company</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Limited" title="Air India Limited">Air India Limited</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/New_Delhi" title="New Delhi">New Delhi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Key people</th><td class="infobox-data">Rajiv Bansal (Chief Managing Director)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.airindia.in">www<wbr />.airindia<wbr />.in</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Indian Airlines</b> was a state-owned airline in India that later became a <a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">division</a> of <a href="/wiki/Air_India_Limited" title="Air India Limited">Air India Limited</a> before ultimately ceasing operations. It was based in <a href="/wiki/Delhi" title="Delhi">Delhi</a> and focused primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia and limited flights to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. It was a <a href="/wiki/Division_(business)" title="Division (business)">division</a> of <a href="/wiki/Air_India_Limited" title="Air India Limited">Air India Limited</a> after the merger of eight pre-Independence domestic airlines. </p><p>On 10 December 2005, the airline was rebranded as <b>Indian</b> for advertising purposes as a part of a program to revamp its image in preparation for an <a href="/wiki/Initial_public_offering" title="Initial public offering">initial public offering</a> (IPO).<sup id="cite_ref-rediff2_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-rediff2-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The airline operated closely with <a href="/wiki/Air_India" title="Air India">Air India</a>, India's national overseas carrier. <a href="/wiki/Air_India_Regional" class="mw-redirect" title="Air India Regional">Alliance Air</a> was a fully owned subsidiary of Indian.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2007, the Government of India announced that Indian Airlines would be merged into Air India Limited as its wholly owned <a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">subsidiary</a>. As part of the merger process, a new company called the National Aviation Company of India Limited (now called Air India Limited) was established, into which both Air India (along with <a href="/wiki/Air_India_Express" title="Air India Express">Air India Express</a>) and Indian (along with Alliance Air) would be merged. Once the merger was completed on 26 February 2011, the airline – called Air India – would continue to be headquartered in Mumbai and would have a fleet of over 130 aircraft. <sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Merger_of_regional_airlines">Merger of regional airlines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Merger of regional airlines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Airlines.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Indian_Airlines.svg/240px-Indian_Airlines.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="37" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Indian_Airlines.svg/360px-Indian_Airlines.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/94/Indian_Airlines.svg/480px-Indian_Airlines.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="3465" data-file-height="528" /></a><figcaption>Older orange logo of Indian Airlines until the 2005 rebrand</figcaption></figure> <p>The airline was set up under the <i>Air Corporations Act, 1953</i> with an initial capital of ₹32 million and started operations on 1 August 1953. It was established after legislation came into force to <a href="/wiki/Nationalization" title="Nationalization">nationalise</a> the entire airline industry in India. Two new national airlines were to be formed along the same lines as happened in the United Kingdom with <a href="/wiki/British_Overseas_Airways_Corporation" title="British Overseas Airways Corporation">British Overseas Airways Corporation</a> (BOAC) and <a href="/wiki/British_European_Airways" title="British European Airways">British European Airways</a> (BEA). Air India took over international routes and Indian Airlines Corporation (IAC) took over the domestic and regional routes. </p><p>Eight pre-Independence domestic airlines, <a href="/wiki/Deccan_Airways_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Deccan Airways Limited">Deccan Airways</a>, Airways India, Bharat Airways, <a href="/wiki/Himalayan_Aviation" title="Himalayan Aviation">Himalayan Aviation</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kalinga_Airlines" title="Kalinga Airlines">Kalinga Airlines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Airways" title="Indian National Airways">Indian National Airways</a>, <a href="/wiki/Air_Services_of_India" title="Air Services of India">Air Services of India</a> and the domestic wing of Air India, were merged to form the new domestic national carrier Indian Airlines Corporation. International operations of Air India Ltd. was taken over by the newly formed Air India International. Indian Airlines Corporation inherited a fleet of 99 aircraft including 74 <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">Douglas DC-3 Dakotas</a>, 12 <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viking" title="Vickers Viking">Vickers Vikings</a>, 3 <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-4" title="Douglas DC-4">Douglas DC-4s</a> and various smaller types from the seven airlines that made it up. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Early_fleet">Early fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Early fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Airlines_Caravelle_Groves.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Indian_Airlines_Caravelle_Groves.jpg/250px-Indian_Airlines_Caravelle_Groves.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Indian_Airlines_Caravelle_Groves.jpg/330px-Indian_Airlines_Caravelle_Groves.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Indian_Airlines_Caravelle_Groves.jpg/500px-Indian_Airlines_Caravelle_Groves.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="657" /></a><figcaption>Indian Airlines Sud Aviation Caravelle III parked at Mumbai Airport</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:HS_748_(HAL)_VT-DXJ_Ind_Als_BOM_080974_edited-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/HS_748_%28HAL%29_VT-DXJ_Ind_Als_BOM_080974_edited-2.jpg/220px-HS_748_%28HAL%29_VT-DXJ_Ind_Als_BOM_080974_edited-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="162" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/HS_748_%28HAL%29_VT-DXJ_Ind_Als_BOM_080974_edited-2.jpg/330px-HS_748_%28HAL%29_VT-DXJ_Ind_Als_BOM_080974_edited-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/HS_748_%28HAL%29_VT-DXJ_Ind_Als_BOM_080974_edited-2.jpg/440px-HS_748_%28HAL%29_VT-DXJ_Ind_Als_BOM_080974_edited-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="754" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/HS_748" class="mw-redirect" title="HS 748">HS 748</a> built in India, operated by Indian Airlines, at Mumbai Airport in 1974</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Airlines_Boeing_737-2A8;_VT-EGE,_December_1998_BUI_(5404996252).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Indian_Airlines_Boeing_737-2A8%3B_VT-EGE%2C_December_1998_BUI_%285404996252%29.jpg/220px-Indian_Airlines_Boeing_737-2A8%3B_VT-EGE%2C_December_1998_BUI_%285404996252%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Indian_Airlines_Boeing_737-2A8%3B_VT-EGE%2C_December_1998_BUI_%285404996252%29.jpg/330px-Indian_Airlines_Boeing_737-2A8%3B_VT-EGE%2C_December_1998_BUI_%285404996252%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Indian_Airlines_Boeing_737-2A8%3B_VT-EGE%2C_December_1998_BUI_%285404996252%29.jpg/440px-Indian_Airlines_Boeing_737-2A8%3B_VT-EGE%2C_December_1998_BUI_%285404996252%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5167" data-file-height="3495" /></a><figcaption>Indian Airlines Boeing 737-200 in 1998</figcaption></figure> <p><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">Vickers Viscounts</a> were introduced in 1957 with <a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F27">Fokker F27 Friendships</a> being delivered from 1961. The 1960s also saw <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">Hawker Siddeley HS 748s</a>, manufactured in India by <a href="/wiki/Hindustan_Aeronautics_Limited" title="Hindustan Aeronautics Limited">Hindustan Aeronautics Limited</a>, join the fleet. The jet age began for IAC with the introduction of the pure-jet <a href="/wiki/Sud_Aviation_Caravelle" title="Sud Aviation Caravelle">Sud Aviation Caravelle</a> airliner in 1964, followed by <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737-200s</a> in the early 1970s. April 1976 saw the first three <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A300" title="Airbus A300">Airbus A300</a> wide-body jets being introduced. The regional airline, <a href="/wiki/Vayudoot" title="Vayudoot">Vayudoot</a>, which had been established in 1981, was later reintegrated. By 1988, <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A320_family" title="Airbus A320 family">Airbus A320-200s</a> were introduced. The <a href="/wiki/Liberalization" title="Liberalization">economic liberalisation</a> process initiated by the Government of India in the early 1990s ended Indian Airlines' dominance of India's domestic air transport industry. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Post_liberalisation">Post liberalisation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Post liberalisation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Indian Government liberalised the private sector in Early 90s and with the emergence of new competitors, Indian Airlines faced tough competition from <a href="/wiki/Jet_Airways" title="Jet Airways">Jet Airways</a>, <a href="/wiki/JetKonnect" class="mw-redirect" title="JetKonnect">Air Sahara</a>, <a href="/wiki/East-West_Airlines_(India)" title="East-West Airlines (India)">East-West Airlines</a>, <a href="/wiki/Damania_Airways" title="Damania Airways">Skyline NEPC</a> and <a href="/wiki/ModiLuft" title="ModiLuft">ModiLuft</a>. Yet, until 2005, Indian Airlines was the second-largest airline in India after Jet Airways while Air Sahara controlled 17% of the Indian aviation industry. During that time few other domestic carriers like East-West Airlines, Skyline NEPC and ModiLuft discontinued their flight operations. </p><p>Also, during 1993, another government-established regional feeder airline called <a href="/wiki/Vayudoot" title="Vayudoot">Vayudoot</a> was merged with Indian Airlines, but still operated as a standalone division until 1997 after which its entire flight operations were transferred to Indian Airlines and its employees absorbed into Indian Airlines and Air India.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="Put some references for the said statements. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Low-cost_carrier_era">Low-cost carrier era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Low-cost carrier era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Since 2003, the rise of <a href="/wiki/Low-cost_carrier" title="Low-cost carrier">low-cost</a> domestic competitors <a href="/wiki/Air_Deccan" title="Air Deccan">Air Deccan</a>, <a href="/wiki/SpiceJet" title="SpiceJet">SpiceJet</a>, <a href="/wiki/IndiGo" title="IndiGo">IndiGo</a>, <a href="/wiki/GoAir" class="mw-redirect" title="GoAir">GoAir</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kingfisher_Airlines" title="Kingfisher Airlines">Kingfisher Airlines</a> along with its low-cost arm <a href="/wiki/Kingfisher_Red" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingfisher Red">Kingfisher Red</a> led Indian to reduce airfares. However, as of 2006, Indian Airlines was still a profit-making airline; in fact during 2004–2005 it made a record profit of <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹656.1 million</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indian Airlines Limited was partly owned by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> (51% of share capital) through a holding company and had 19,300 employees as of March 2007.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Its annual turnover, together with that of its subsidiary <a href="/wiki/Air_India_Regional" class="mw-redirect" title="Air India Regional">Alliance Air</a>, was well over <span style="white-space: nowrap">₹40 billions</span> (around <span style="white-space: nowrap">US$1 billion</span>). Together with its subsidiary, Alliance Air, Indian Airlines carried a total of over 7.5 million passengers annually.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air_India_merger">Air India merger</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Air India merger"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2007, the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_India" title="Government of India">Government of India</a> announced the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines. While the "Indian" branding was replaced with the Air India branding in the public eye by then, the "IC" and "IAC" codes of IATA and ICAO, respectively, and callsign "INDAIR" continued to be used on flights that were operated by the Airbus A320 family aircraft until 26 February 2011, when Indian Airlines ceased operating under its own brand and codes and completed its merger with Air India.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The last plane to bear the final Indian Airlines livery, an Airbus A319 registered as VT-SCF was repainted in the Air India livery in 2018. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Destinations">Destinations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Destinations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Codeshare_agreements">Codeshare agreements</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Codeshare agreements"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Indian had <a href="/wiki/Codeshare_agreement" title="Codeshare agreement">codeshare agreements</a> with the following airlines:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Air_(India)" title="Alliance Air (India)">Alliance Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GMG_Airlines" title="GMG Airlines">GMG Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gulf_Air" title="Gulf Air">Gulf Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan_Airways" title="Uzbekistan Airways">Uzbekistan Airways</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fleet">Fleet</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Airlines_Airbus_A320_Vyas.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Indian_Airlines_Airbus_A320_Vyas.jpg/220px-Indian_Airlines_Airbus_A320_Vyas.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Indian_Airlines_Airbus_A320_Vyas.jpg/330px-Indian_Airlines_Airbus_A320_Vyas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Indian_Airlines_Airbus_A320_Vyas.jpg/440px-Indian_Airlines_Airbus_A320_Vyas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Indian Airlines Airbus A320-200 in its old livery</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Airbus_A320-231,_Indian_Airlines_JP7675627.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_JP7675627.jpg/220px-Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_JP7675627.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_JP7675627.jpg/330px-Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_JP7675627.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_JP7675627.jpg/440px-Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_JP7675627.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="683" /></a><figcaption>Indian Airlines Airbus A320-231 in its old livery at night</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:SINGAPORE_MARCH_2004_INDIAN_AIRLINES_AIRBUS_A320_VT-EPS_01.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/SINGAPORE_MARCH_2004_INDIAN_AIRLINES_AIRBUS_A320_VT-EPS_01.jpg/250px-SINGAPORE_MARCH_2004_INDIAN_AIRLINES_AIRBUS_A320_VT-EPS_01.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/SINGAPORE_MARCH_2004_INDIAN_AIRLINES_AIRBUS_A320_VT-EPS_01.jpg/330px-SINGAPORE_MARCH_2004_INDIAN_AIRLINES_AIRBUS_A320_VT-EPS_01.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/SINGAPORE_MARCH_2004_INDIAN_AIRLINES_AIRBUS_A320_VT-EPS_01.jpg/500px-SINGAPORE_MARCH_2004_INDIAN_AIRLINES_AIRBUS_A320_VT-EPS_01.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>Indian Airlines 50th Anniversary livery in 2003</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Airbus_A320-231,_Indian_Airlines_AN1470949.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_AN1470949.jpg/220px-Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_AN1470949.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_AN1470949.jpg/330px-Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_AN1470949.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_AN1470949.jpg/440px-Airbus_A320-231%2C_Indian_Airlines_AN1470949.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="682" /></a><figcaption>Indian Airlines Airbus A320-200 in the airline's final 2005 livery</figcaption></figure> <p>As of 2007, Indian operated an all-Airbus A320 family fleet. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Indian Airlines fleet<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Aircraft </th> <th rowspan="2">In Service </th> <th colspan="3">Passengers </th> <th rowspan="2">Notes </th></tr> <tr> <th><abbr title="Business">J</abbr> </th> <th><abbr title="Economy">Y</abbr> </th> <th>Total </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A319-100" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A319-100">Airbus A319-100</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">6 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>106 </td> <td>120 </td> <td rowspan="3">Operated by <a href="/wiki/NACIL" class="mw-redirect" title="NACIL">NACIL</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td>114 </td> <td>122 </td></tr> <tr> <td>— </td> <td>144 </td> <td>144 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A320-200" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A320-200">Airbus A320-200</a> </td> <td>49 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>126 </td> <td>146 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A321-200" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A321-200">Airbus A321-200</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>152 </td> <td>172 </td> <td>In <a href="/wiki/Air_India" title="Air India">Air India</a> livery </td></tr> <tr> <th>Total </th> <th>57 </th> <th colspan="4"> </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former_fleet">Former fleet</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Former fleet"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Indian Airlines former fleet<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Aircraft </th> <th>Total </th> <th>Introduced </th> <th>Retired </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A300B2" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A300B2">Airbus A300B2-100</a> </td> <td>10 </td> <td>1976 </td> <td>2003 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Airbus_A300B4" class="mw-redirect" title="Airbus A300B4">Airbus A300B4-200</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1982 </td> <td>2008 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_17" class="mw-redirect" title="Beechcraft 17">Beechcraft 17</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1953 </td> <td>1968 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_18" class="mw-redirect" title="Beechcraft 18">Beechcraft 18</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1953 </td> <td>1957 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_737-200" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 737-200">Boeing 737-200</a> </td> <td>31 </td> <td>1970 </td> <td>1999 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boeing_737-200F" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 737-200F">Boeing 737-200F</a> </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1980 </td> <td>2008 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Heron" title="De Havilland Heron">de Havilland Heron</a> </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1955 </td> <td>1968 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dornier_228" title="Dornier 228">Dornier 228</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1997 </td> <td>2007 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas C-47 Skytrain</a> </td> <td>53 </td> <td rowspan="2">1953 </td> <td>1978 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">Douglas C-54 Skymaster</a> </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fokker_F-27_Friendship" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F-27 Friendship">Fokker F-27 Friendship</a> </td> <td>17 </td> <td>1961 </td> <td>1994 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">Hawker Siddeley HS 748</a> </td> <td>19 </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>1991 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sud_Aviation_Caravelle" title="Sud Aviation Caravelle">Sud Aviation Caravelle</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>1963 </td> <td>1976 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Tupolev_Tu-154B" class="mw-redirect" title="Tupolev Tu-154B">Tupolev Tu-154B</a> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1989 </td> <td>1990 </td> <td>Leased from <a href="/wiki/Aeroflot" title="Aeroflot">Aeroflot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td>1992 </td> <td>1993 </td> <td>Leased from <a href="/wiki/Uzbekistan_Airways" title="Uzbekistan Airways">Uzbekistan Airways</a> and written off<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vickers_VC.1_Viking" title="Vickers VC.1 Viking">Vickers VC.1 Viking</a> </td> <td>12 </td> <td>1953 </td> <td>1959 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">Vickers Viscount 700</a> </td> <td>16 </td> <td>1957 </td> <td>1974 </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Livery">Livery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Livery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Indian_Airlines_Logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Indian_Airlines_Logo.svg/200px-Indian_Airlines_Logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Indian_Airlines_Logo.svg/300px-Indian_Airlines_Logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Indian_Airlines_Logo.svg/400px-Indian_Airlines_Logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="938" data-file-height="938" /></a><figcaption>IA logo designed by National Institute of Design</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_livery" title="Aircraft livery">aircraft livery</a> used while the company was called <b>Indian Airlines</b> was one of the longest in continuous use in the entire airline industry. The logo (IA) and the livery were designed by <a href="/wiki/National_Institute_of_Design,_Ahmedabad" title="National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad">National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad</a>. Its aircraft were mainly white, with the belly painted in light metallic grey. Above the windows, "Indian Airlines" was written in English on the starboard side and in Hindi on port side. The tail was bright orange, with its logo in white. In most of the aircraft, the logo was also painted on the engines over its bare metal colour. Also, when the company was under the title of Indian Airlines, to celebrate its 50th year of service the airline put the slogan "50 years of flying" in gold on many of their aircraft. </p><p>After the name change to <b>Indian</b>, the company's aircraft sported a new look inspired by the Sun Temple at <a href="/wiki/Konark" title="Konark">Konark</a> in <a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a>. The tail of their aircraft had a partial blue wheel since practically over half of it is cut off. The wheel is over an orange background with the carrier's name "Indian" written in English on one side of the fuselage, and in Hindi on the other. On 15 May 2007, the Government of India released the new merger livery, which was sent to Boeing in Seattle to repaint all the new fleet coming into the new Air India. Most of the old fleets of Air India and Indian Airlines have also been painted in the new livery.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Service">Service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:In_flight_snack_indian_airlines.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/In_flight_snack_indian_airlines.jpg/220px-In_flight_snack_indian_airlines.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/In_flight_snack_indian_airlines.jpg/330px-In_flight_snack_indian_airlines.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/In_flight_snack_indian_airlines.jpg/440px-In_flight_snack_indian_airlines.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>In-flight meal</figcaption></figure> <p>Indian operated <a href="/wiki/Short-haul" class="mw-redirect" title="Short-haul">short-haul</a> <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A320_family" title="Airbus A320 family">Airbus A320 family</a> aircraft. It offered 2 classes on most sectors: Economy Class and Executive Class. Economy Class had the typical 3-3 seating of a narrow-body Airbus aircraft. Passengers were offered complimentary meals. The Executive Class seat configuration was 2-2 with a generous recline. Meals were more lavish. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Incidents_and_accidents">Incidents and accidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Incidents and accidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1960s">1960s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 1960s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 15 November 1961, <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">Vickers Viscount</a> VT-DIH was damaged beyond economic repair when the co-pilot retracted the undercarriage during landing at <a href="/wiki/Ratmalana_Airport" title="Ratmalana Airport">Ratmalana Airport</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colombo" title="Colombo">Colombo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ceylon" class="mw-redirect" title="Ceylon">Ceylon</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN151161c2_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN151161c2-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 11 September 1963, <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">Vickers Viscount</a> VT-DIO crashed 51 kilometres (32 mi) south of <a href="/wiki/Agra" title="Agra">Agra</a>, killing all 18 people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN1109632_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN1109632-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 18 February 1969, <a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-3" title="Douglas DC-3">Douglas DC-3</a> VT-CJH crashed on take-off from <a href="/wiki/Jaipur_International_Airport" title="Jaipur International Airport">Jaipur – Sanganer Airport</a> on a scheduled passenger flight. The aircraft was overloaded and take-off was either downwind or with a crosswind. All 30 people on board survived.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN180269a2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN180269a2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 21 April 1969, a <a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27_Friendship" title="Fokker F27 Friendship">Fokker F27 Friendship</a> plane crashed in a thunderstorm while crossing East Pakistani (now Bangladeshi) airspace on its flight from <a href="/wiki/Agartala" title="Agartala">Agartala</a> to <a href="/wiki/Calcutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta">Calcutta</a>, killing all 44 people on board.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1970s">1970s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 1970s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 29 August 1970, a <a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F27">Fokker F27</a> flew into high terrain near <a href="/wiki/Silchar" title="Silchar">Silchar</a> shortly after takeoff, killing the five crew members and their 34 passengers.</li> <li>On 30 January 1971, in the <a href="/wiki/1971_Indian_Airlines_hijacking" title="1971 Indian Airlines hijacking">1971 Indian Airlines hijacking</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F27">Fokker F27</a> on a scheduled flight from <a href="/wiki/Srinagar" title="Srinagar">Srinagar</a> to <a href="/wiki/Jammu" title="Jammu">Jammu</a> was hijacked to <a href="/wiki/Lahore" title="Lahore">Lahore</a> by Ashraf and Hashim Qureshi, two Kashmiri terrorists. Passengers were returned to India on 2 February, but the hijackers destroyed the aircraft. India and Pakistan, blaming each other's intelligence services, each banned the other country's overflights and India-Pakistan flights until 1976.</li> <li>On 9 August 1971, a <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Viscount" title="Vickers Viscount">Vickers Viscount</a> VT-DIX was damaged beyond economic repair when it overran the runway at <a href="/wiki/Jaipur_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Jaipur Airport">Jaipur Airport</a>. The aircraft was landed with a tailwind on a wet runway.<sup id="cite_ref-ASN0908712_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ASN0908712-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 9 December 1971, a <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">Hawker Siddeley HS 748</a> near <a href="/wiki/Chinnamanur" title="Chinnamanur">Chinnamanur</a> was descending into <a href="/wiki/Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a> when it flew into high terrain about 50 mi (80 km) from the airport, killing the four crew members and all 17 passengers. The accident occurred in reduced visibility during daylight hours.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 11 August 1972, a <a href="/wiki/Fokker_F27" class="mw-redirect" title="Fokker F27">Fokker F27</a> at New Delhi lost altitude and crashed after aborting a landing. The four crew members and the 14 passengers were killed.</li> <li>On 15 March 1973, a <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">HAL 748-224 Series 2</a> (VT-EAU) crashed near Begumpet Airport during a training flight, killing all three crew on board and one person on the ground. The pilots were drunk.</li> <li>On 31 May 1973, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_440" title="Indian Airlines Flight 440">Flight 440</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737</a> <i>(registered VT-EAM)</i>, crashed and burned during landing at New Delhi, killing five of the seven crew members and 43 of the 58 passengers.</li> <li>On 12 October 1976, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_171" title="Indian Airlines Flight 171">Flight 171</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Sud_Aviation_Caravelle" title="Sud Aviation Caravelle">Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle</a>, had its right engine catch fire shortly after takeoff from Bombay. The crew attempted to return, but fuel flow to the engine was not stopped. When the fire spread through the <a href="/wiki/Fuselage" title="Fuselage">fuselage</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Hydraulic_drive_system" class="mw-redirect" title="Hydraulic drive system">hydraulic system</a> failed, the aircraft controls failed before landing. All six crew members and their 89 passengers were killed.</li> <li>On 17 December 1978, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737-200" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing 737-200">Boeing 737-2A8</a> (VT-EAL) slid off the runway at Begumpet Airport following a wheels-up landing when the leading edge devices failed to deploy on takeoff, killing one of 132 on board and another three on the ground.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 4 August 1979, a <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">HAL 748-224 Series 2</a> (VT-DXJ) aircraft was approaching Bombay Airport at night and in poor weather when it flew into high terrain approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) from the airport, killing the four crew members and their 41 passengers.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1980s">1980s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 1980s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 19 August 1981, Flight 557, a <a href="/wiki/Hawker_Siddeley_HS_748" title="Hawker Siddeley HS 748">HAL 748</a> (VT-DXF) overshot the 5,783 feet (1,763 m) runway at <a href="/wiki/Mangalore_Airport_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangalore Airport (India)">Mangalore Airport</a> in wet weather. The aircraft came to a halt just beyond the runway edge. While there were no fatalities, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off. One of the passengers on board was <a href="/wiki/Veerappa_Moily" title="Veerappa Moily">Veerappa Moily</a>, the then Finance Minister of Karnataka.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 24 August 1984, Seven young hijackers demanded an <a href="/wiki/1984_Indian_Airlines_IC_421_hijacking" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 Indian Airlines IC 421 hijacking">Indian Airlines jetliner IC 421</a>, on a domestic flight from Delhi to Srinagar with 100 passengers on board, be flown to the United States. The plane was taken to Lahore, <a href="/wiki/Karachi" title="Karachi">Karachi</a> and finally to <a href="/wiki/Dubai" title="Dubai">Dubai</a> where the defense minister of UAE negotiated the release of the passengers. This hijack was related to the secessionist struggle in the Indian state of Punjab. The hijacker was subsequently extradited by UAE authorities to India, who handed over the pistol recovered from the hijacker.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:02_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 29 September 1986, an <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A300" title="Airbus A300">Airbus A300B2-1C</a> <i>(registered VT-ELV)</i> overrun the runway at <a href="/wiki/Chennai_International_Airport" title="Chennai International Airport">Chennai International Airport</a> during aborted takeoff caused by <a href="/wiki/Bird_strike" title="Bird strike">bird strike</a>. None of 196 people on board were injured but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 19 October 1988, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_113" title="Indian Airlines Flight 113">Flight 113</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737</a> <i>(registered VT-EAH)</i> hit an electric mast 5 mi (8.0 km) out on approach to Ahmedabad in poor visibility, killing the six crew members and all but two of the 129 passengers.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s">1990s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 1990s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>On 14 February 1990, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_605" title="Indian Airlines Flight 605">Flight 605</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A320_family" title="Airbus A320 family">Airbus A320</a> crashed on <a href="/wiki/Final_approach_(aviation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Final approach (aviation)">final approach</a> at <a href="/wiki/HAL_Bangalore_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="HAL Bangalore International Airport">HAL Airport</a>, Bangalore. 92 people on board were killed and 54 survived.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 16 August 1991, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_257" title="Indian Airlines Flight 257">Flight 257</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737</a> <i>(registered VT-EFL)</i> crashed on its descent into Imphal, killing all 69 occupants. The flight operating on the Calcutta-Imphal sector crashed into Thangjing Hills, about 20 nautical miles (40 km) south-west of the Imphal airport. The aircraft had taken off from Calcutta and began a descent into Imphal airport with the visibility at that time being seven kilometers. However, the aircraft lost contact with Imphal airport on the Instrument Landing System. The search and rescue efforts were hampered by bad weather conditions and a slushy terrain. The probable cause of the accident was attributed to an "error on the part of the Pilot-in-Command in not adhering to the operational flight.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 26 April 1993, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_491" title="Indian Airlines Flight 491">Flight 491</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Boeing_737" title="Boeing 737">Boeing 737</a> <i>(registered VT-ECQ)</i> started its takeoff from Aurangabad's runway 09 in hot and humid temperatures. After lifting off almost at the end of the runway, it heavily collided with a lorry on a highway at the end of the runway. The left main landing gear, left engine bottom cowling and thrust reverser impacted the left side of the truck at a height of nearly seven feet from the level of the road. Thereafter the aircraft hit the high tension electric wires nearly 3 km North-East of the runway and hit the ground, causing 63 Injuries and 55 fatalities.</li> <li>On 15 November 1993, Indian Airlines Flight 440, an <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A300" title="Airbus A300">Airbus A300</a> <i>(registered VT-EDV)</i> executed a missed approach at <a href="/wiki/Begumpet_Airport" title="Begumpet Airport">Hyderabad's Begumpet Airport</a> due to poor visibility, but the <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aircraft)" class="mw-redirect" title="Flap (aircraft)">flaps</a> failed to retract. After trying to solve the problem while flying in the vicinity of Hyderabad, the crew eventually diverted the aircraft to Chennai. The delay in diverting, and the need to fly slower due to the extended flaps, resulted in the aircraft <a href="/wiki/Fuel_starvation" title="Fuel starvation">running out of fuel</a> on the way. The aircraft force-landed in a <a href="/wiki/Paddy_field" title="Paddy field">paddy field</a> and was damaged beyond repair. All 262 people on board survived. <a href="/wiki/Telugu_cinema" title="Telugu cinema">Telugu</a> actors <a href="/wiki/Chiranjeevi" title="Chiranjeevi">Chiranjeevi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Balakrishna_(actor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Balakrishna (actor)">Bala Krishna</a> and <a href="/wiki/Allu_Ramalingaiah" title="Allu Ramalingaiah">Allu Ramalingaiah</a> survived this crash attracting widespread attention.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>On 24 December 1999, <a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_814" title="Indian Airlines Flight 814">Flight 814</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Airbus_A300" title="Airbus A300">Airbus A300B2-101</a> <i>(registered VT-EDW)</i> was hijacked just after taking off from Kathmandu, Nepal to Delhi. The plane flew around different points in the <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">subcontinent</a> and the Middle east. It finally landed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as officials of the government of India and the <a href="/wiki/Taliban" title="Taliban">Taliban</a> negotiated. One passenger was killed and some were released. On 31 December 1999, the rest of the hostages were freed in exchange for the release of <a href="/wiki/Mushtaq_Ahmed_Zargar" title="Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar">Mushtaq Ahmed Zargar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ahmed_Omar_Saeed_Sheikh" title="Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh">Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh</a> and <a href="/wiki/Maulana_Masood_Azhar" class="mw-redirect" title="Maulana Masood Azhar">Maulana Masood Azhar</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Indian Airlines, India's sole domestic airline up to 1993, was hijacked 16 times, from 1971 to 1999.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Financials">Financials</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Financials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Given below is a chart of trend of profitability of Indian Airlines as published in the 2004 annual report by <i>Ministry of Civil Aviation</i> with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Operating Revenues </th> <th>Operating Profit (Loss) </th></tr> <tr> <td>2002 </td> <td>Rs. 41,015 million </td> <td>Rs. 1,347 million </td></tr> <tr> <td>2003 </td> <td>Rs. 46,498 million </td> <td>Rs. 1,251 million </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-rediff2-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-rediff2_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.rediff.com/money/2005/dec/07ia.htm">"Indian Airlines to be called 'Indian' now"</a>. <i>Rediff.com</i>. 7 December 2005. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220109062406/https://www.rediff.com/money/2005/dec/07ia.htm">Archived</a> from the original on 9 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">10 December</span> 2005</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Rediff.com&rft.atitle=Indian+Airlines+to+be+called+%27Indian%27+now&rft.date=2005-12-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rediff.com%2Fmoney%2F2005%2Fdec%2F07ia.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070930225059/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/06/30/stories/2005063000250800.htm">"Why one large airline makes economic sense"</a>. The Hindu Businessline. 30 June 2005. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/06/30/stories/2005063000250800.htm">the original</a> on 30 September 2007.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Why+one+large+airline+makes+economic+sense&rft.date=2005-06-30&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindubusinessline.com%2F2005%2F06%2F30%2Fstories%2F2005063000250800.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/WebPages/We-are-Changing.aspx">AI/IC complete merger</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110301045018/http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/WebPages/We-are-Changing.aspx">Archived</a> 1 March 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051229174419/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/28/stories/2005122805141800.htm">Indian Airlines profit up 48 p.c.</a>, The Hindu, 28 December 2005</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1">"Directory: World Airlines". <i><a href="/wiki/Flight_International" title="Flight International">Flight International</a></i>. 3 April 2007. pp. <span class="nowrap">92–</span>93.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Flight+International&rft.atitle=Directory%3A+World+Airlines&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E92-%3C%2Fspan%3E93&rft.date=2007-04-03&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFNargundkar2006" class="citation book cs1">Nargundkar, Rajendra (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=LmURYsMEC5MC"><i>Services Marketing 2E</i></a>. Tata McGraw-Hill Education. p. 412. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-07-061631-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-07-061631-8"><bdi>978-0-07-061631-8</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20240226185209/https://books.google.com/books?id=LmURYsMEC5MC">Archived</a> from the original on 26 February 2024<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Services+Marketing+2E&rft.pages=412&rft.pub=Tata+McGraw-Hill+Education&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-07-061631-8&rft.aulast=Nargundkar&rft.aufirst=Rajendra&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DLmURYsMEC5MC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/WebPages/We-are-Changing.aspx">AI/IC complete merger</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110301045018/http://home.airindia.in/SBCMS/WebPages/We-are-Changing.aspx">Archived</a> 1 March 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120226002445/https://www.flyingreturns.co.in/html/ap_cs.php">"Welcome to Flying Returns"</a>. <i>www.flyingreturns.co.in</i>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flyingreturns.co.in/html/ap_cs.php">the original</a> on 26 February 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 March</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.flyingreturns.co.in&rft.atitle=Welcome+to+Flying+Returns&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.flyingreturns.co.in%2Fhtml%2Fap_cs.php&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Indian%20Airlines.html">"Indian Airlines fleet"</a>. <i>aerobernie.bplaced.net</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220111091714/http://aerobernie.bplaced.net/Indian%20Airlines.html">Archived</a> from the original on 11 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 February</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=aerobernie.bplaced.net&rft.atitle=Indian+Airlines+fleet&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faerobernie.bplaced.net%2FIndian%2520Airlines.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930109-1">"Accident description"</a>. Aviation Safety Network. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220109062403/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19930109-1">Archived</a> from the original on 9 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">5 September</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Accident+description&rft.pub=Aviation+Safety+Network&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19930109-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190405214207/https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/revisiting-the-golden-age-of-travel-with-air-india/">"Air India like you've never seen before"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Architectural_Digest" title="Architectural Digest">Architectural Digest</a> India</i>. 14 May 2018. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.architecturaldigest.in/content/revisiting-the-golden-age-of-travel-with-air-india/">the original</a> on 5 April 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Architectural+Digest+India&rft.atitle=Air+India+like+you%27ve+never+seen+before&rft.date=2018-05-14&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.architecturaldigest.in%2Fcontent%2Frevisiting-the-golden-age-of-travel-with-air-india%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ASN151161c2-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ASN151161c2_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19611115-2">"Accident description"</a>. Aviation Safety Network. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025083122/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19611115-2">Archived</a> from the original on 25 October 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 October</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Accident+description&rft.pub=Aviation+Safety+Network&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19611115-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ASN1109632-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ASN1109632_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630911-1">"Accident description"</a>. Aviation Safety Network. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085950/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19630911-1">Archived</a> from the original on 25 October 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 October</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Accident+description&rft.pub=Aviation+Safety+Network&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19630911-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ASN180269a2-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ASN180269a2_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690218-0">"VT-CJH Accident Description"</a>. Aviation Safety Network. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121103130939/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690218-0">Archived</a> from the original on 3 November 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">23 January</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=VT-CJH+Accident+Description&rft.pub=Aviation+Safety+Network&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19690218-0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-15">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690421-0">"Aviation-Safety.net"</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180808012028/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19690421-0">Archived</a> from the original on 8 August 2018<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">7 August</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Aviation-Safety.net&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19690421-0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ASN0908712-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ASN0908712_16-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710809-0">"Accident description"</a>. Aviation Safety Network. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025102942/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19710809-0">Archived</a> from the original on 25 October 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">8 October</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Accident+description&rft.pub=Aviation+Safety+Network&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19710809-0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20121114134551/http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/malayalamContentView.do?contentId=12809155&tabId=4&BV_ID=@@@">Music</a>. Manorama Online (4 April 2014).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/1971/Dec09/index.html">The Liberation Times : Commemorating 30 Years since India's Greatest Victory</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121015060558/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/1971/Dec09/index.html">Archived</a> 15 October 2012 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Bharat-rakshak.com. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.hwh22.it/xit/S02_documenti/doc_aercrash.html#1971">HWH 22 aircrash</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130729140557/http://www.hwh22.it/xit/S02_documenti/doc_aercrash.html">Archived</a> 29 July 2013 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. Hwh22.it. Retrieved on 21 May 2014.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19781217-0">Accident description for VT=EAL</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Aviation_Safety_Network" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviation Safety Network">Aviation Safety Network</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article435656.ece">"Moily's close shave in Mangalore 30 years ago"</a>. <i>The Hindu</i>. 22 May 2010. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140322083907/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article435656.ece">Archived</a> from the original on 22 March 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 June</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+Hindu&rft.atitle=Moily%27s+close+shave+in+Mangalore+30+years+ago&rft.date=2010-05-22&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehindu.com%2Fnews%2Fnational%2Farticle435656.ece&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19840915-longest-hijack-in-indian-aviation-history-by-khalistan-activists-meets-anti-climactic-end-803264-1984-09-15">"Longest hijack in Indian aviation history by Khalistan activists meets anti-climactic end"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/India_Today" title="India Today">India Today</a></i>. 15 September 1984. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220109062405/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19840915-longest-hijack-in-indian-aviation-history-by-khalistan-activists-meets-anti-climactic-end-803264-1984-09-15">Archived</a> from the original on 9 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">9 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=India+Today&rft.atitle=Longest+hijack+in+Indian+aviation+history+by+Khalistan+activists+meets+anti-climactic+end&rft.date=1984-09-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Fmagazine%2Fnation%2Fstory%2F19840915-longest-hijack-in-indian-aviation-history-by-khalistan-activists-meets-anti-climactic-end-803264-1984-09-15&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:02-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-:02_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWadhwaney2004" class="citation book cs1">Wadhwaney, Kishin R. (2004). <i>Indian Airports (Shocking Ground Realities)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Indian+Airports+%28Shocking+Ground+Realities%29&rft.date=2004&rft.aulast=Wadhwaney&rft.aufirst=Kishin+R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRanter" class="citation web cs1">Ranter, Harro. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840824-2">"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFK Dubai Airport (DXB)"</a>. <i>aviation-safety.net</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20210806231635/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19840824-2">Archived</a> from the original on 6 August 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 August</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=aviation-safety.net&rft.atitle=ASN+Aircraft+accident+Boeing+737-2A8+Advanced+VT-EFK+Dubai+Airport+%28DXB%29&rft.aulast=Ranter&rft.aufirst=Harro&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19840824-2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860929-0">"ASN Accident Description"</a>. Aviation Safety Network. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220109062405/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19860929-0">Archived</a> from the original on 9 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">17 December</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=ASN+Accident+Description&rft.pub=Aviation+Safety+Network&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19860929-0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRanter" class="citation web cs1">Ranter, Harro. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881019-0">"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 VT-EAH Ahmedabad Airport (AMD)"</a>. <i>aviation-safety.net</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190223074613/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19881019-0">Archived</a> from the original on 23 February 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 June</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=aviation-safety.net&rft.atitle=ASN+Aircraft+accident+Boeing+737-2A8+VT-EAH+Ahmedabad+Airport+%28AMD%29&rft.aulast=Ranter&rft.aufirst=Harro&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19881019-0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRanter" class="citation web cs1">Ranter, Harro. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900214-2&lang=en">"ASN Aircraft accident Airbus A320-231 VT-EPN Bangalore-Hindustan Airport (BLR)"</a>. <i>aviation-safety.net</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121024012749/http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19900214-2&lang=en">Archived</a> from the original on 24 October 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">21 March</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=aviation-safety.net&rft.atitle=ASN+Aircraft+accident+Airbus+A320-231+VT-EPN+Bangalore-Hindustan+Airport+%28BLR%29&rft.aulast=Ranter&rft.aufirst=Harro&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19900214-2%26lang%3Den&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRanter" class="citation web cs1">Ranter, Harro. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910816-1">"ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-2A8 Advanced VT-EFL Imphal Municipal Airport (IMF)"</a>. <i>aviation-safety.net</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20211106192139/https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19910816-1">Archived</a> from the original on 6 November 2021<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 June</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=aviation-safety.net&rft.atitle=ASN+Aircraft+accident+Boeing+737-2A8+Advanced+VT-EFL+Imphal+Municipal+Airport+%28IMF%29&rft.aulast=Ranter&rft.aufirst=Harro&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Faviation-safety.net%2Fdatabase%2Frecord.php%3Fid%3D19910816-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=28964&cat=1&scat=4">Chiranjeevi 'Weeping With Fear'</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170731165849/http://www.greatandhra.com/viewnews.php?id=28964&cat=1&scat=4">Archived</a> 31 July 2017 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. greatandhra.com (8 May 2011).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFBrandi2020" class="citation web cs1">Brandi, Costa (2 April 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.wiki.meramaal.com/2020/04/02/how-to-deal-with-travel-anxiety/">"How to Deal with Travel Anxiety"</a>. Meramaal. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20220109063916/https://wiki.meramaal.com/2020/04/02/how-to-deal-with-travel-anxiety/">Archived</a> from the original on 9 January 2022<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">24 April</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=How+to+Deal+with+Travel+Anxiety&rft.pub=Meramaal&rft.date=2020-04-02&rft.aulast=Brandi&rft.aufirst=Costa&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiki.meramaal.com%2F2020%2F04%2F02%2Fhow-to-deal-with-travel-anxiety%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20101128135124/http://civilaviation.nic.in/reports/an_rep0405eng.pdf">"2004 Annual Report"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://civilaviation.nic.in/reports/an_rep0405eng.pdf">the original</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> on 28 November 2010<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 August</span> 2010</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=2004+Annual+Report&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcivilaviation.nic.in%2Freports%2Fan_rep0405eng.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AIndian+Airlines" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237033735">@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox{display:none!important}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .sistersitebox img[src*="Wiktionary-logo-en-v2.svg"]{background-color:white}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right plainlinks sistersitebox"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/40px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/60px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></a></span></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist">Wikimedia Commons has media related to <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_Airlines" class="extiw" title="commons:Category:Indian Airlines">Indian Airlines</a></span>.</div></div> </div> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/*/http://www.indianairlines.in/">Indian Airlines</a> (Archive)</li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/*/http://indian-airlines.nic.in/">Indian Airlines</a> (Archive) – earlier material</li></ul> <div class="navbox-styles"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:" · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236075235">.mw-parser-output .navbox{box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;width:100%;clear:both;font-size:88%;text-align:center;padding:1px;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbox{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox+.navbox-styles+.navbox{margin-top:-1px}.mw-parser-output .navbox-inner,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-title,.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow{padding:0.25em 1em;line-height:1.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .navbox-group{white-space:nowrap;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .navbox,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup{background-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list{line-height:1.5em;border-color:#fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-list-with-group{text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid}.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-group,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-image,.mw-parser-output tr+tr>.navbox-list{border-top:2px solid #fdfdfd}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title{background-color:#ccf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-title{background-color:#ddf}.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-group,.mw-parser-output .navbox-subgroup .navbox-abovebelow{background-color:#e6e6ff}.mw-parser-output .navbox-even{background-color:#f7f7f7}.mw-parser-output .navbox-odd{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox .hlist td ul,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .navbox td.hlist ul{padding:0.125em 0}.mw-parser-output .navbox .navbar{display:block;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .navbox-title .navbar{float:left;text-align:left;margin-right:0.5em}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .navbox-image img{max-width:none!important}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .navbox{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Air_India159" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background: #e00000; color: white"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Air_India" title="Template:Air India"><abbr title="View this template" style="color: white">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Air_India" title="Template talk:Air India"><abbr title="Discuss this template" style="color: white">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Air_India" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Air India"><abbr title="Edit this template" style="color: white">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Air_India159" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Air_India" title="Air India"><span class="tmpl-colored-link" style="color: white; text-decoration: inherit;">Air India</span></a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Parent</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Limited" title="Air India Limited">Air India Limited</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tata_Group" title="Tata Group">Tata Group</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Services</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Operational</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India" title="Air India">Air India</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_fleet" title="Air India fleet">fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Air_India_destinations" title="List of Air India destinations">destinations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Express" title="Air India Express">Air India Express</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Express#fleet" title="Air India Express">fleet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Air_India_Express_destinations" title="List of Air India Express destinations">destinations</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_One" title="Air India One">Air India One</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Cargo" title="Air India Cargo">Air India Cargo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIX_Connect" title="AIX Connect">AIX Connect</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Indian Airlines</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Former</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Air_(India)" title="Alliance Air (India)">Alliance Air</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Accidents and <br />incidents</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Air India</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1947_Korangi_Creek_crash" title="1947 Korangi Creek crash">Korangi Creek (1947)</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Flight_245" title="Air India Flight 245">Flight 245</a> (1950)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Flight_300" class="mw-redirect" title="Air India Flight 300">Flight 300</a> (1955)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Flight_101" title="Air India Flight 101">Flight 101</a> (1966)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Flight_855" title="Air India Flight 855">Flight 855</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1981_Seychelles_coup_attempt" title="1981 Seychelles coup attempt">Flight 232</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Flight_403" title="Air India Flight 403">Flight 403</a> (1982)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Flight_182" title="Air India Flight 182">Flight 182</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1985_Narita_International_Airport_bombing" title="1985 Narita International Airport bombing">Flight 301</a> (1985)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Flight_112_plot" title="Air India Flight 112 plot">Flight 112</a> (1986)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Air India Express</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Express_Flight_812" title="Air India Express Flight 812">Flight 812</a> (2010)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Express_Flight_1344" title="Air India Express Flight 1344">Flight 1344</a> (2020)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Alliance Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Air_Flight_7412" title="Alliance Air Flight 7412">Flight 7412</a> (2000)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Indian Airlines</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/1971_Indian_Airlines_hijacking" title="1971 Indian Airlines hijacking">Hijacking</a> (1971)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_440" title="Indian Airlines Flight 440">Flight 440</a> (1973)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_171" title="Indian Airlines Flight 171">Flight 171</a> (1976)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_403" title="Indian Airlines Flight 403">Flight 403</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_410" title="Indian Airlines Flight 410">Flight 410</a> (1978)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_423" title="Indian Airlines Flight 423">Flight 423</a> (1981)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_405" title="Indian Airlines Flight 405">Flight 405</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_421" title="Indian Airlines Flight 421">Flight 421</a> (1984)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_113" title="Indian Airlines Flight 113">Flight 113</a> (1988)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_605" title="Indian Airlines Flight 605">Flight 605</a> (1990)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_257" title="Indian Airlines Flight 257">Flight 257</a> (1991)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_427" title="Indian Airlines Flight 427">Flight 427</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_491" title="Indian Airlines Flight 491">Flight 491</a> (1993)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_503" title="Indian Airlines Flight 503">Flight 503</a> (1998)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indian_Airlines_Flight_814" title="Indian Airlines Flight 814">Flight 814</a> (1999)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background: #e00000; color: white;width:1%">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Building" title="Air India Building">Air India Building</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_(football_club)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air India (football club)">Air India FC</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235" /></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Airlines_of_India345" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:lightsteelblue;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231" /><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Airlines_of_India" title="Template:Airlines of India"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Airlines_of_India" title="Template talk:Airlines of India"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Airlines_of_India" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Airlines of India"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Airlines_of_India345" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/List_of_airlines_of_India" title="List of airlines of India">Airlines of India</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civil_aviation_in_India" title="Civil aviation in India">Civil aviation in India</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Directorate_General_of_Civil_Aviation_(India)" title="Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)">Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Full service</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India" title="Air India">Air India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Low-cost_carrier" title="Low-cost carrier">Low cost</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Express" title="Air India Express">Air India Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Akasa_Air" title="Akasa Air">Akasa Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IndiGo" title="IndiGo">IndiGo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SpiceJet" title="SpiceJet">SpiceJet</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Regional_airline" title="Regional airline">Regional</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alliance_Air_(India)" title="Alliance Air (India)">Alliance Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly91" title="Fly91">Fly91</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FlyBig" title="FlyBig">FlyBig</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Air_(India)" title="Star Air (India)">Star Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zooom_Air" title="Zooom Air">Zooom Air</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cargo_airline" title="Cargo airline">Cargo</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blue_Dart_Aviation" title="Blue Dart Aviation">Blue Dart Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IndiGo#Fleet" title="IndiGo">Indigo CarGo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quikjet_Airlines" title="Quikjet Airlines">Quikjet Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SpiceJet" title="SpiceJet">SpiceXpress</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Air_charter" title="Air charter">Charter</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Heritage" title="Air Heritage">Air Heritage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Club_One_Air" title="Club One Air">Club One Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deccan_Charters" title="Deccan Charters">Deccan Charters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly_Safe_Aviation" title="Fly Safe Aviation">Fly Safe Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pawan_Hans" class="mw-redirect" title="Pawan Hans">Pawan Hans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Span_Air_(India)" title="Span Air (India)">Span Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TajAir" title="TajAir">TajAir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventura_AirConnect" title="Ventura AirConnect">Ventura AirConnect</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Defunct</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Carnival" title="Air Carnival">Air Carnival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Costa" title="Air Costa">Air Costa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Deccan" title="Air Deccan">Air Deccan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_India_Cargo" title="Air India Cargo">Air India Cargo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Mantra" title="Air Mantra">Air Mantra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Odisha" title="Air Odisha">Air Odisha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Pegasus" title="Air Pegasus">Air Pegasus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIX_Connect" title="AIX Connect">AIX Connect</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambica_Airlines" title="Ambica Airlines">Ambica Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Archana_Airways" title="Archana Airways">Archana Airways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aryan_Cargo_Express" title="Aryan Cargo Express">Aryan Cargo Express</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarh_Air_Link" title="Chhattisgarh Air Link">Chhattisgarh Air Link</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crescent_Air_Cargo" title="Crescent Air Cargo">Crescent Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damania_Airways" title="Damania Airways">Damania Airways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darbhanga_Aviation" title="Darbhanga Aviation">Darbhanga Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deccan_360" title="Deccan 360">Deccan 360</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deccan_Airways" title="Deccan Airways">Deccan Airways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dove_Airlines" title="Dove Airlines">Dove Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East-West_Airlines_(India)" title="East-West Airlines (India)">East-West Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elbee_Airlines" title="Elbee Airlines">Elbee Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/FLYeasy" title="FLYeasy">FLYeasy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Go_First" title="Go First">Go First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gujarat_Airways" title="Gujarat Airways">Gujarat Airways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Himalayan_Aviation" title="Himalayan Aviation">Himalayan Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hinduja_Cargo_Services" title="Hinduja Cargo Services">Hinduja Cargo Services</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Indian Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indian_National_Airways" title="Indian National Airways">Indian National Airways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indus_Air" title="Indus Air">Indus Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagson_Airlines" title="Jagson Airlines">Jagson Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jamair" title="Jamair">Jamair</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jet_Airways" title="Jet Airways">Jet Airways</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/JetLite" title="JetLite">JetLite</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalinga_Airlines" title="Kalinga Airlines">Kalinga Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingfisher_Airlines" title="Kingfisher Airlines">Kingfisher Airlines</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Simplifly_Deccan" title="Simplifly Deccan">Kingfisher Red/Simplifly/Simplifly Deccan</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MDLR_Airlines" title="MDLR Airlines">MDLR Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/ModiLuft" title="ModiLuft">ModiLuft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NEPC_Airlines" title="NEPC Airlines">NEPC Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_East_Shuttles_(India)" class="mw-redirect" title="North East Shuttles (India)">North East Shuttles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Airways" title="Paramount Airways">Paramount Airways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpaka_Aviation" title="Pushpaka Aviation">Pushpak Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpaka_Aviation" title="Pushpaka Aviation">Pushpaka Aviation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_Airlines" title="Supreme Airlines">Supreme Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tata_Airlines" class="mw-redirect" title="Tata Airlines">Tata Airlines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Transportes_A%C3%A9reos_da_%C3%8Dndia_Portuguesa" title="Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa">Transportes Aéreos da Índia Portuguesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TruJet" title="TruJet">TruJet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vayudoot" title="Vayudoot">Vayudoot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vistara" title="Vistara">Vistara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_airports_in_India" title="List of airports in India">Airports in India</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1130092004">.mw-parser-output .portal-bar{font-size:88%;font-weight:bold;display:flex;justify-content:center;align-items:baseline}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-bordered{padding:0 2em;background-color:#fdfdfd;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;clear:both;margin:1em auto 0}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-related{font-size:100%;justify-content:flex-start}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-unbordered{padding:0 1.7em;margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-header{margin:0 1em 0 0.5em;flex:0 0 auto;min-height:24px}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content{display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;flex:0 1 auto;padding:0.15em 0;column-gap:1em;align-items:baseline;margin:0;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content-related{margin:0;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-item{display:inline-block;margin:0.15em 0.2em;min-height:24px;line-height:24px}@media screen and (max-width:768px){.mw-parser-output .portal-bar{font-size:88%;font-weight:bold;display:flex;flex-flow:column wrap;align-items:baseline}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-header{text-align:center;flex:0;padding-left:0.5em;margin:0 auto}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-related{font-size:100%;align-items:flex-start}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content{display:flex;flex-flow:row wrap;align-items:center;flex:0;column-gap:1em;border-top:1px solid #a2a9b1;margin:0 auto;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output .portal-bar-content-related{border-top:none;margin:0;list-style:none}}.mw-parser-output .navbox+link+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .navbox+style+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .navbox+link+.portal-bar-bordered,.mw-parser-output .navbox+style+.portal-bar-bordered,.mw-parser-output .sister-bar+link+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .sister-bar+style+.portal-bar,.mw-parser-output .portal-bar+.navbox-styles+.navbox,.mw-parser-output .portal-bar+.navbox-styles+.sister-bar{margin-top:-1px}</style><div class="portal-bar noprint metadata noviewer portal-bar-bordered" role="navigation" aria-label="Portals"><span class="portal-bar-header"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals" title="Wikipedia:Contents/Portals">Portals</a>:</span><ul class="portal-bar-content"><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="flag" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/21px-Flag_of_India.svg.png" decoding="async" width="21" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/32px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/42px-Flag_of_India.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:India" title="Portal:India">India</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Industry5.svg/19px-Industry5.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Industry5.svg/29px-Industry5.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Industry5.svg/38px-Industry5.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="512" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Companies" title="Portal:Companies">Companies</a></li><li class="portal-bar-item"><span class="nowrap"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aviacionavion.png/19px-Aviacionavion.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="19" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aviacionavion.png/29px-Aviacionavion.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/68/Aviacionavion.png/38px-Aviacionavion.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Aviation" title="Portal:Aviation">Aviation</a></li></ul></div>    </div><noscript><img src="https://login.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?useformat=desktop&type=1x1&usesul3=0" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;"></noscript> <div class="printfooter" data-nosnippet="">Retrieved from "<a dir="ltr" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&oldid=1272111406">https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&oldid=1272111406</a>"</div></div> <div id="catlinks" class="catlinks" data-mw="interface"><div id="mw-normal-catlinks" class="mw-normal-catlinks"><a href="/wiki/Help:Category" title="Help:Category">Categories</a>: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_Airlines" title="Category:Indian Airlines">Indian Airlines</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Companies_based_in_Delhi" title="Category:Companies based in Delhi">Companies based in Delhi</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Defunct_airlines_of_India" title="Category:Defunct airlines of India">Defunct airlines of India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Airlines_established_in_1953" title="Category:Airlines established in 1953">Airlines established in 1953</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Government-owned_companies_of_India" title="Category:Government-owned companies of India">Government-owned companies of India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Airlines_disestablished_in_2011" title="Category:Airlines disestablished in 2011">Airlines disestablished in 2011</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Companies_nationalised_by_the_Government_of_India" title="Category:Companies nationalised by the Government of India">Companies nationalised by the Government of India</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_companies_established_in_1953" title="Category:Indian companies established in 1953">Indian companies established in 1953</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Indian_companies_disestablished_in_2011" title="Category:Indian companies disestablished in 2011">Indian companies disestablished in 2011</a></li></ul></div><div id="mw-hidden-catlinks" class="mw-hidden-catlinks mw-hidden-cats-hidden">Hidden categories: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Pages_with_non-numeric_formatnum_arguments" title="Category:Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments">Pages with non-numeric formatnum arguments</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Webarchive_template_wayback_links" title="Category:Webarchive template wayback links">Webarchive template wayback links</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_short_description" title="Category:Articles with short description">Articles with short description</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Short_description_is_different_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Short description is different from Wikidata">Short description is different from Wikidata</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_dmy_dates_from_October_2019" title="Category:Use dmy dates from October 2019">Use dmy dates from October 2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Use_Indian_English_from_April_2019" title="Category:Use Indian English from April 2019">Use Indian English from April 2019</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_Wikipedia_articles_written_in_Indian_English" title="Category:All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English">All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_needing_additional_references_from_July_2012" title="Category:Articles needing additional references from July 2012">Articles needing additional references from July 2012</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_needing_additional_references" title="Category:All articles needing additional references">All articles needing additional references</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:All_articles_with_unsourced_statements" title="Category:All articles with unsourced statements">All articles with unsourced statements</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_October_2024" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from October 2024">Articles with unsourced statements from October 2024</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Articles_with_unsourced_statements_from_June_2022" title="Category:Articles with unsourced statements from June 2022">Articles with unsourced statements from June 2022</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Commons_category_link_from_Wikidata" title="Category:Commons category link from Wikidata">Commons category link from Wikidata</a></li></ul></div></div> </div> </main> </div> <div class="mw-footer-container"> <footer id="footer" class="mw-footer" > <ul id="footer-info"> <li id="footer-info-lastmod"> This page was last edited on 27 January 2025, at 05:27<span class="anonymous-show"> (UTC)</span>.</li> <li id="footer-info-copyright">Text is available under the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_the_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_4.0_International_License" title="Wikipedia:Text of the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License</a>; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms_of_Use" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Terms of Use">Terms of Use</a> and <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy" class="extiw" title="foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy policy">Privacy Policy</a>. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/">Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.</a>, a non-profit organization.</li> </ul> <ul id="footer-places"> <li id="footer-places-privacy"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Privacy_policy">Privacy policy</a></li> <li id="footer-places-about"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About">About Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-disclaimers"><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:General_disclaimer">Disclaimers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-contact"><a href="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contact_us">Contact Wikipedia</a></li> <li id="footer-places-wm-codeofconduct"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal_Code_of_Conduct">Code of Conduct</a></li> <li id="footer-places-developers"><a href="https://developer.wikimedia.org">Developers</a></li> <li id="footer-places-statslink"><a href="https://stats.wikimedia.org/#/en.wikipedia.org">Statistics</a></li> <li id="footer-places-cookiestatement"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Cookie_statement">Cookie statement</a></li> <li id="footer-places-mobileview"><a href="//en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Indian_Airlines&mobileaction=toggle_view_mobile" class="noprint stopMobileRedirectToggle">Mobile view</a></li> </ul> <ul id="footer-icons" class="noprint"> <li id="footer-copyrightico"><a href="https://wikimediafoundation.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/static/images/footer/wikimedia-button.svg" width="84" height="29"><img src="/static/images/footer/wikimedia.svg" width="25" height="25" alt="Wikimedia Foundation" lang="en" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> <li id="footer-poweredbyico"><a href="https://www.mediawiki.org/" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button--enabled"><picture><source media="(min-width: 500px)" srcset="/w/resources/assets/poweredby_mediawiki.svg" width="88" height="31"><img src="/w/resources/assets/mediawiki_compact.svg" alt="Powered by MediaWiki" lang="en" width="25" height="25" loading="lazy"></picture></a></li> </ul> </footer> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-header-container vector-sticky-header-container"> <div id="vector-sticky-header" class="vector-sticky-header"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-start"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-start vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right" aria-hidden="true"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-sticky-header-search-toggle" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.vector-sticky-search-form.icon"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-search mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-search"></span> <span>Search</span> </button> </div> <div role="search" class="vector-search-box-vue vector-search-box-show-thumbnail vector-search-box"> <div class="vector-typeahead-search-container"> <div class="cdx-typeahead-search cdx-typeahead-search--show-thumbnail"> <form action="/w/index.php" id="vector-sticky-search-form" class="cdx-search-input cdx-search-input--has-end-button"> <div class="cdx-search-input__input-wrapper" data-search-loc="header-moved"> <div class="cdx-text-input cdx-text-input--has-start-icon"> <input class="cdx-text-input__input" type="search" name="search" placeholder="Search Wikipedia"> <span class="cdx-text-input__icon cdx-text-input__start-icon"></span> </div> <input type="hidden" name="title" value="Special:Search"> </div> <button class="cdx-button cdx-search-input__end-button">Search</button> </form> </div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-sticky-header-toc vector-sticky-header-toc vector-button-flush-left" > <input type="checkbox" id="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-vector-sticky-header-toc" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox " aria-label="Toggle the table of contents" > <label id="vector-sticky-header-toc-label" for="vector-sticky-header-toc-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only " aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-listBullet mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-listBullet"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">Toggle the table of contents</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div id="vector-sticky-header-toc-unpinned-container" class="vector-unpinned-container"> </div> </div> </div> </nav> <div class="vector-sticky-header-context-bar-primary" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="mw-page-title-main">Indian Airlines</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-end" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icons"> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-talk-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="talk-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbles mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbles"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-subject-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="subject-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-article mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-article"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-history-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="history-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-history mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-history"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only mw-watchlink" id="ca-watchstar-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="watch-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-star mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-star"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="wikitext-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikiText mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-wikiText"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-ve-edit-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-edit mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-edit"></span> <span></span> </a> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only" id="ca-viewsource-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ve-edit-protected-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-editLock mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-editLock"></span> <span></span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-buttons"> <button class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet mw-interlanguage-selector" id="p-lang-btn-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-wikimedia-language"></span> <span>24 languages</span> </button> <a href="#" class="cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive" id="ca-addsection-sticky-header" tabindex="-1" data-event-name="addsection-sticky-header"><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-speechBubbleAdd-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-speechBubbleAdd-progressive"></span> <span>Add topic</span> </a> </div> <div class="vector-sticky-header-icon-end"> <div class="vector-user-links"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="mw-portlet mw-portlet-dock-bottom emptyPortlet" id="p-dock-bottom"> <ul> </ul> </div> <script>(RLQ=window.RLQ||[]).push(function(){mw.config.set({"wgHostname":"mw-web.eqiad.main-78bdfcd464-b8x46","wgBackendResponseTime":162,"wgPageParseReport":{"limitreport":{"cputime":"0.561","walltime":"0.773","ppvisitednodes":{"value":3589,"limit":1000000},"postexpandincludesize":{"value":108269,"limit":2097152},"templateargumentsize":{"value":6805,"limit":2097152},"expansiondepth":{"value":16,"limit":100},"expensivefunctioncount":{"value":9,"limit":500},"unstrip-depth":{"value":1,"limit":20},"unstrip-size":{"value":108350,"limit":5000000},"entityaccesscount":{"value":1,"limit":400},"timingprofile":["100.00% 645.360 1 -total"," 16.90% 109.039 17 Template:Cite_web"," 13.59% 87.690 1 Template:Infobox_airline"," 11.06% 71.404 1 Template:Air_India"," 10.56% 68.175 1 Template:More_citations_needed"," 10.01% 64.580 1 Template:Ambox"," 8.64% 55.737 1 Template:Short_description"," 7.94% 51.218 1 Template:Commons_category"," 7.61% 49.133 1 Template:Sister_project"," 7.37% 47.541 1 Template:Side_box"]},"scribunto":{"limitreport-timeusage":{"value":"0.336","limit":"10.000"},"limitreport-memusage":{"value":10361939,"limit":52428800}},"cachereport":{"origin":"mw-api-ext.eqiad.main-df448499c-ggj92","timestamp":"20250318155223","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false}}});});</script> <script type="application/ld+json">{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Article","name":"Indian Airlines","url":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Airlines","sameAs":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q876323","mainEntity":"http:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/entity\/Q876323","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Contributors to Wikimedia projects"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.wikimedia.org\/static\/images\/wmf-hor-googpub.png"}},"datePublished":"2003-11-19T22:15:19Z","dateModified":"2025-01-27T05:27:03Z","image":"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/c\/c7\/Indian_airlines.svg","headline":"defunct airline based in Delhi, India"}</script> </body> </html>