Most Active Airlines in India

Key Takeaways

  • 100 airlines fly scheduled routes from India. Together they operate 2,397 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • IndiGO runs the widest network. 1,045 outgoing routes from India — about 2.1x the next airline
  • DEL is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Explore each carrier's network on the interactive map below

Which airlines are most active in India? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from India’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in India by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in India, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in India

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. IndiGO1,045136Main hub: BOM
2. Air India494103Main hub: DEL
3. SpiceJet14533Main hub: BOM
4. Akasa Air11130Main hub: BOM
5. Alliance Air10247Main hub: DEL
6. Star Air6728Main hub: AMD
7. FLY912411Main hub: GOX
8. Air Arabia203Main hub: CCJ
9. Freebird Airlines1910Main hub: BLR
10. Corendon Airlines143Main hub: DEL
11. Qatar Airways131Main hub: TRV
12. Thai AirAsia132Main hub: CCU

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Where the Routes Are: India’s Busiest Airports

Map of the busiest airports in India
India's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

Pick an airline and toggle Domestic / Continental / Intercontinental to see where each one flies. Click a dot for details.

1. IndiGO

1,045 outgoing routes from 84 airports in India to 136 destinations (89 domestic, 42 international). Busiest bases: BOM, DEL, HYD. Top destinations include New Delhi, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai / Madras.

2. Air India

494 outgoing routes from 56 airports in India to 103 destinations (56 domestic, 46 international). Busiest bases: DEL, BOM, BLR. Top destinations include New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Dubai, Hyderabad.

3. SpiceJet

145 outgoing routes from 32 airports in India to 33 destinations (30 domestic, 3 international). Busiest bases: BOM, DEL, AMD. Top destinations include New Delhi, Mumbai, Dubai, Kolkata (Calcutta), Chennai / Madras.

4. Akasa Air

111 outgoing routes from 25 airports in India to 30 destinations (25 domestic, 5 international). Busiest bases: BOM, BLR, DEL. Top destinations include Mumbai, Bangalore, New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Kolkata (Calcutta).

5. Alliance Air

102 outgoing routes from 39 airports in India to 47 destinations (46 domestic, 0 international). Busiest bases: DEL, GAU, CCU. Top destinations include New Delhi, Kullu / Manali, Hyderabad, Indore, Shimla.

6. Star Air

67 outgoing routes from 22 airports in India to 28 destinations (26 domestic, 0 international). Busiest bases: AMD, GOX, HYD. Top destinations include Jamnagar, Karnataka, Hyderabad, Kishangarh Airport, Nanded.

7. FLY91

24 outgoing routes from 9 airports in India to 11 destinations (11 domestic, 0 international). Busiest bases: GOX, HYD, JLG. Top destinations include Pune (Poona), Hyderabad, Jalgaon, Agatti, Manohar International Airport.

8. Air Arabia

20 outgoing routes from 14 airports in India to 3 destinations (0 domestic, 3 international). Busiest bases: CCJ, TRV, COK. Top destinations include Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ras al.

9. Freebird Airlines

19 outgoing routes from 12 airports in India to 10 destinations (10 domestic, 0 international). Busiest bases: BLR, STV, CCU. Top destinations include Bangalore, Dabolim, Jaipur, Guwahati, Surat.

10. Corendon Airlines

14 outgoing routes from 13 airports in India to 3 destinations (3 domestic, 0 international). Busiest bases: DEL, BBI, GOI. Top destinations include New Delhi, Bhubaneswar, Aurangabad.

11. Qatar Airways

13 outgoing routes from 13 airports in India to 1 destinations (0 domestic, 1 international). Busiest bases: TRV, CCJ, ATQ. Top destinations include Doha.

12. Thai AirAsia

13 outgoing routes from 10 airports in India to 2 destinations (0 domestic, 2 international). Busiest bases: CCU, COK, MAA. Top destinations include Bangkok, Phuket.

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