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Star Air (India)

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Star Air
IATA ICAO Call sign
S5 SDG HISTAR
FoundedMarch 2017; 9 years ago (2017-03)
Commenced operations
January 2019; 7 years ago (2019-01)
Hubs
Fleet size10
Destinations32
Parent companySanjay Ghodawat Group
Key people
Employees1500+
Websitewww.starair.in

Star Air, is an Indian regional airline, headquartered in Bengaluru. It is owned by the Sanjay Ghodawat Group. It started operations in January 2019, with its main base at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru. It initially operated flights within Karnataka, and later expanded to other states as part of India's UDAN scheme. The airline operates an all-Embraer fleet of ERJ 145LRs and E175s.

History

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In March 2017, the Sanjay Ghodawat Group sought permission from the Government of India to operate a regional airline.[1] Named as Star Air, the airline acquired its first aircraft, an Embraer ERJ 145LR, in June 2018.[2] It obtained its Air Operator's Certificate in early January 2019 and announced that it would operate flights under the central government's UDAN scheme, with its main hub at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru.[3] On 25 January 2019, the airline's operated its first flight from Bengaluru to Hubli.[4] The airline inducted its first Embraer E175ER aircraft in May 2023, and started offering select seats in business class.[5] The airline inducted its tenth aircraft, an E175, in April 2025.[6] On 1 September 2025, Star Air signed a memorandum of understanding with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to set up a dedicated maintenance, repair and overhaul unit for its Embraer aircraft at Nashik.[7]

Corporate affairs

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Star Air is headquartered at the KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park in Bengaluru.[8]

Destinations

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As of October 2026, Star Air flies to 32 domestic destinations within India with its hubs at Kempegowda International Airport and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.[9]

Indian states served by Star Air
Star Air destinations[10]
State City Airport Notes Ref.
Andhra PradeshTirupatiTirupati Airport[4]
BiharPurniaPurnea Airport[11]
ChhattisgarhRaipurSwami Vivekananda AirportTerminated[12]
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDiuDiu Airport[13]
GoaMopaManohar International Airport
GujaratAhmedabadSardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport[14]
BhujBhuj Airport[14]
JamnagarJamnagar Airport[14]
MundraMundra Airport[15]
SuratSurat Airport[14]
Karnataka BallariBellary AirportTerminated[16]
BengaluruKempegowda International AirportHub[4]
BelgaumBelgaum Airport[4]
BidarBidar Airport[17]
HubliHubli AirportTerminated
KalaburagiKalaburagi Airport[18]
MysoreMysore AirportTerminated[16]
ShimogaShivamogga Airport[19]
VidyanagarJindal Vijayanagar Airport[20]
Madhya PradeshIndoreDevi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport[21]
MaharashtraGondiaGondia Airport[22]
KolhapurChhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
MumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport[23]
Navi Mumbai International AirportTerminated[24]
NagpurDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
NandedShri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport
PunePune Airport[25]
SolapurSolapur Airport[26]
OdishaBhubaneswarBiju Patnaik Airport[27]
JharsugudaVeer Surendra Sai Airport[12]
PunjabJalandharAdampur Airport[28]
RajasthanJaipurJaipur International Airport
JodhpurJodhpur AirportTerminated[29]
KishangarhKishangarh Airport
Tamil NaduMaduraiMadurai AirportTerminated
TelanganaHyderabadRajiv Gandhi International AirportHub[4]
Uttar PradeshGhaziabadHindon Airport[28]
LucknowChaudhary Charan Singh International Airport
West BengalKolkataNetaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport[30]

Fleet

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Star Air Embraer ERJ 145

Current fleet

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As of July 2026, Star Air operates the following aircraft:[31]

Star Air fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Embraer ERJ 145LR 2 — — 50 50
Embraer E175LR 8 2 12 64 76
Total 10 2

Former fleet

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As of December 2025, Star Air operated 3 Embraer ERJ 145 and 8 Embraer 175.[32]

References

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  1. ↑ "India's Star Air eyes 1Q18 launch using ERJ-145s". ch-aviation. 27 July 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "India's Star Air adds maiden aircraft, an ERJ-145". Ch-aviation. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "Star Air to begin flights from Jan 25". Bengaluru Mirror. 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "India's Star Air launches operations". Ch-aviation. 1 February 2019. Archived from the original on 28 February 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "Star Air commences operations of Embraer E175 on Bangalore-Hyderabad-Jamnagar route". The Economic Times. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 18 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Star Air inducts 10th aircraft Embraer E175 jet". CNBC TV18. 20 April 2025. Archived from the original on 25 July 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ↑ "Star Air-HAL to set up MRO unit for Embraer aircraft in India". The Hindustan Times. 6 September 2025. Archived from the original on 6 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
  8. ↑ "Privacy Policy". Star Air. Archived from the original on 17 June 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Star Air Connections". Star Air. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Flight Schedule". Star Air. Archived from the original on 6 February 2026. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "Star Air to fly inaugural flight from Purnia". Patna Express. Archived from the original on 5 September 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Star Air launches new flights from Jharsuguda airport". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  13. ↑ "Star Airto launch Ahmedabad Diu direct flight". Desh Gujarat. 3 May 2025. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Star Air expands operations from Ahmedabad to three new cities". CNBC TV18. Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  15. ↑ "Star Air launches new flights to Mundra". Archived from the original on 15 April 2026. Retrieved 14 April 2026.
  16. 1 2 "Star Air to start flight services to Goa, Tirupati, and Hyderbad from Shivamogga". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  17. ↑ "Bengaluru Bidar air connectivity to resume from April 15". News Karnataka. 10 March 2025. Archived from the original on 20 June 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  18. ↑ "Star Air to start thrice-weekly flights on Bengaluru-Kalaburagi route from Nov 22". Outlook. 13 November 2019. Archived from the original on 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  19. ↑ "Star Air To Begin Flight Service From Karnataka's Shivamogga To Goa, Hyderabad And Tirupati". News18. 19 October 2023. Archived from the original on 25 October 2023. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
  20. ↑ "Star Air new daily flight from Bengaluru to Hampi". Travel and Tour. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  21. ↑ "Star Air launches services to Gondia via Indore". Press Trust of India. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  22. ↑ "Star Air adds Indore and Gondia flights". Archived from the original on 19 December 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  23. ↑ "Star Air is all set to Connect Belagavi With Mumbai". The Week. 8 August 2019. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  24. ↑ "Star Air to launch flight services from Navi Mumbai airport". The Economic Times. Archived from the original on 23 December 2025. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  25. ↑ "Star Air Announces Pune-Hyderabad Flight From July 26, Deploys Embraer E175 Plane". Zee News. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  26. ↑ "Flights connecting Mumbai to Solapur to begin on October 15". Pune Pulse. Archived from the original on 20 September 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  27. ↑ "Star Air to launch Bhubaneshwar to Jharsuguda flights from August 15". Pragatvadi. Archived from the original on 23 July 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  28. 1 2 Star Air [@OfficialStarAir] (14 March 2024). "NDC-BLR, Hindon Daily flights starting March 31st" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 March 2024 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  29. ↑ "Now, Star Air flight connects Belagavi with Jodhpur". The Hindu. 17 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 May 2025. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
  30. ↑ "Flight booking started from Purnia Airport, Indigo and Star Air have got permission to fly". Business League. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
  31. ↑ "Global Airline Guide 2026 - Star Air". Airliner World. October 2026. p. 14.
  32. ↑ "Our fleet". Star Air. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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