Air Mantra

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Air Mantra
IATA
M1[1]
ICAO
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Callsign
MANTRA
Founded 2011
Commenced operations 2012
Ceased operations 2013
Operating bases Chandigarh
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Website Official website

Air Mantra was a regional airline headquartered in Delhi, India,[2] that operated domestic flights between July 2012 and April 2013.

History

Air Mantra was founded in 2011 and by Indian conglomerate Religare Group (which had operated an air charter branch in 2006),[3] in order to get a grip on the airline market in northern India.[4] The initial growth plan saw the acquisition of ATR 72 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft.[5]

Revenue flights were launched on 23 July 2012. The initial two daily flights between Chandigarh and Amritsar[6] were operated using a fleet of two Beechcraft-1900 D aircraft.[7][8] Eight months later, on 31 March 2013, all operations were suspended due to poor bookings,[9] and the company was subsequently liquidated.

Destinations

Air Mantra offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[10]

References

  1. "Air Mantra". ch-aviation. Retrieved Jul 2012. 
  2. "Airline Overview". Air Mantra. Retrieved Jul 2012. 
  3. "Curious Launch". The Wall Street Journal blog. Retrieved Jul 2012. 
  4. "Jet-Setting for the Not-So-Rich". Wall Street Journal. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. 
  5. "Religare Voyages’ Air Mantra to connect Amritsar and Chandigarh". Mint. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012. 
  6. "Air Mantra connects religious capital of Sikhs with state capital". The Times of India. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012. 
  7. "Religare Air Fleet". Air Fleets.net. Retrieved 29 August 2012. 
  8. "Religare Air Fleet". Air Fleets.net. Retrieved 29 August 2012. 
  9. "Religare-run Air Mantra’s operations suspended", at livemint.com
  10. Air Mantra booking engine
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