FlyBig
Regional airline in India From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
flybig is an Indian regional airline based in Gurugram, Haryana.[2] It is promoted by Gurugram-based Big Charter Private Limited. The airline began operations in December 2020 and is focused on connecting tier-2 cities within India.[3] The airline is currently operating in north and northwest India.[4][5][6]
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| Founded | 2020 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 21 December 2020 | ||||||
| Hubs | Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 3 | ||||||
| Destinations | 24 | ||||||
| Parent company | Big Charter Private Limited | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gurugram, Haryana, India | ||||||
| Key people | Captain Sanjay Mandavia (CMD) Chander Bahadur (Head Financial Intelligence and Strategies) | ||||||
| Founder | Captain Sanjay Mandavia | ||||||
| Employees | 500 | ||||||
| Website | flybig.in | ||||||
History
The airline received a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and received its Air Operator's Certificate (AoC) on 14 December 2020, both necessary for starting commercial operations. It began operations with a single ATR-72-500.[7] The company's focus is to serve Tier-2 cities and it aims to build a fleet of more ATR-72s and Viking/ DHC Twin Otters, thus eventually expand to a fleet of 20 aircraft.[8]
Before the airline began scheduled flights, it got its first route under a government tender to serve Shillong from Delhi. The flights commenced on 21 December 2020 and to fulfil its obligations, the airline wet-leased a DHC-8 Q400 aircraft from SpiceJet.[9] The airline conducted proving flights on 4 December 2020,[10] and operated its first scheduled flight on 3 January 2021 from Indore to Ahmedabad.[11] As of March 2024, it has 11 destinations with a fleet of three aircraft covering 3 states.
In November 2023, FlyBig Airlines temporarily ceased operations in Arunachal Pradesh, citing supply chain challenges as the primary reason.[12]
Destinations
As of December 2024, FlyBig operates between the following destinations:
Fleet
The flybig fleet consists of the following aircraft as of December 2024:[18]
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers | Notes |
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| DHC-6-400 Twin Otter | 3 | 9 | 19 | [19][20] |
| Total | 3 | 9 | ||
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