Air Pegasus
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| Founded | 2014 | |||
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| Commenced operations | 12 April 2015 | |||
| Hubs | Kempegowda International Airport (Bengaluru) | |||
| Fleet size | 2 | |||
| Destinations | 3 | |||
| Parent company | Decor Aviation | |||
| Headquarters | Bengaluru, India | |||
| Key people | Mr. Shyson Thomas (MD) | |||
| Website |
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Air Pegasus is an Indian regional airline based in Bengaluru with its hub at Kempegowda International Airport. The airline is a subsidiary of Decor Aviation, an aircraft ground-handling services company based in Bengaluru[1] and plans to keep costs low by outsourcing its airport operations to Decor Aviation.[2] Air Pegasus will focus on routes in South India from its hub in Bengaluru in its first year of operations and will create similar hubs in West and East India in the future.[3]
History
Air Pegasus took delivery of its first ATR-72 in September 2014.[4] It received its Air Operators Permit (AOP) on 24 March and subsequently commenced operations from 12 April 2015 with an inaugural flight from Bangalore to Hubli.[5]
Destinations
| Country (State) | City | Airport | Notes | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India (Karnataka) | Bangalore | Kempegowda International Airport | Hub | [5] |
| India (Karnataka) | Hubli | Hubli Airport | [5] | |
| India (Kerala) | Thiruvananthapuram | Trivandrum International Airport | [5] | |
Fleet
As of April 2015, Air Pegasus operates the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Passengers (economy) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-500 | 2 | 3 | 66 | 3rd aircraft will arrive in April 2015 and the remaining two within 2015 [6] |
| Total | 2 | 3 | ||
See also
References
- ↑ "About us". Decor Aviation. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "Air Pegasus 3rd airline to take off from Bangalore". The Times of India. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "LCC start-up, Air Pegasus, eyes southern Indian market initially". ch-aviation. 25 January 2014. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
- ↑ "India's Air Pegasus takes delivery of first aircraft, an ATR72". ch-aviation. 30 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "Air Pegasus starts commercial operations". Live Mint. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
- ↑ air-pegasus-3rd-airline-to-take-wing-in-1-year/ "Air Pegasus 3rd airline to take wing in 1 year". The Indian Express. 25 March 2015.