Air-India Express
Air-India Express is a subsidiary of Air India. A low-cost airline, it mainly services the Middle East. Its main base is Cochin International Airport, Kochi, with a hub at Trivandrum International Airport, Thiruvananthapuram.
Established in 2004, Air-India Express started operations in 2005. Its aim is to provide value for money, efficient service and convenient connectivity in the short-range routes at affordable prices.
When Indian Airlines and Air India merged, Air-India Express partly merged with Alliance Air. The larger aircraft fleet of Alliance Air was partly absorbed into Air-India Express. Its fleet consists of Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
It is planning expansion to European and American destinations as well.
Air-India Express gives its passengers all the essential on-board services needed for a comfortable flight. Free standardised meals and limited on-board entertainment facilities are also available.
Image: Air India Chairman V Thulasidas poses for photographs in front of an Air-India Express Boeing 737-800 aircraft.
Photograph: Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images
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