As one of India’s fastest-growing regional commuter airlines, the last 3 years have proven to be the most grounding years for Star Air. With important milestones achieved, it has made significant strides in Indian aviation in a limited span of time
On January 25, 2022, Star Air, a Sanjay Ghodawat Group venture, celebrated its 3rd year of Connecting Real India. As one of India’s fastest-growing regional commuter airlines, the last 3 years have proven to be the most grounding years for Star Air. With important milestones achieved, it has made significant strides in Indian aviation in a limited span of time.
With a proven track record of providing hassle-free, affordable, and on-time services, Star Air is all about fulfilling the common man’s dream of flying. Intending to make travel more accessible and inexpensive, we have expanded our network to 15 destinations.
While the last two years witnessed the aviation industry’s worst-ever crisis due to COVID-19, Star Air managed to thrive and achieve tremendous success under the zealous and dynamic leadership of Mr. Shrenik Ghodawat and the domain expertise of Capt. Simran Singh Tiwana. With almost 400 employees and over 7,000 flights operated since 2019, Star Air is the proud operator of 5 Embraer ERJ145 jets. In December 2020, it operated its first international charter to Male, Maldives, making it one of Star Air’s key milestone achievements.
Commenting on the celebratory occasion, Star Air’s MD Shrenik said, “On this momentous & celebratory occasion of completing 3 successful years, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all our passengers, patrons, employees, and valued stakeholders for your unconditional faith and support. As we celebrate Star Air as one of India’s fastest-growing regional airlines, we promise to always strive to achieve the best, be it On-Time Performance (OTP) of our flights, having the highest PLF, or ensuring the most convenient and time-efficient way of air travel. I wish everyone many more years of exciting experiences with Star Air.”
“As a chief member of the Star Air family, it is an honor and privilege to witness the incorrigible and relentless growth of the company during these unprecedented times. As we continue to grow in a measured way towards our vision and long-term plans, I would like to take this opportunity to thank my entire team for their time, effort, and dedication during these past years. All of us at Star Air are truly grateful to our passengers and partners who have supported our dream of building a regional airline that ‘Connects Real India.’” says Capt. Simran Singh Tiwana, Chief Executive Officer, Star Air.
Star Air recognizes safety as a core responsibility and motivating factor for its employees and passengers. It is fully committed to providing all the appropriate resources required for effective safety practices. With intensified sanitization efforts to maintain the highest safety and hygiene standards on all its flights, Star Air also took several initiatives to get its staff inoculated against COVID-19 by managing to get 100% of its crew vaccinated.
Below is a list of Star Air’s key milestones from October 2020 to date:
- The Ministry of Civil Aviation honoured Star Air with the ‘Highest average passenger load factor on RCS flights’ award.
- Aided the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the fight against Covid-19 by regularly airlifting vaccines at zero cost.
- Star Air had the highest Passenger Load Factor (PLF) among all Indian airlines in February 2021 and the second-highest Passenger Load Factor (PLF) twice, once in October 2021 of 80.0% and in December 2021 of 82.3%.
- With its commitment to Connecting Real India, we have widened our network by opening four new stations: Nashik, Jodhpur, Jamnagar, Hyderabad.
- Added ten new flights connecting these cities with either one of our two operational bases: Belagavi & Bengaluru.
- Inaugurated our Maintenance Facility at HAL Airport in Bengaluru.
- Inducted 5th aircraft VT-GSS into our fleet.
- We received approval for operating International charters in late 2020. Flyers can now avail of our Star charter services and fly anywhere, anytime.
- In December 2020, Star Air operated its first international charter to Male, Maldives, making it one of our key milestone achievements.
Currently, we offer scheduled flight services to 15 Indian destinations that include Ahmedabad, Ajmer (Kishangarh), Bengaluru, Belagavi, Delhi (Hindon), Hubballi, Indore, Jodhpur, Kalaburagi, Mumbai, Nashik, Surat, Tirupati, Jamnagar, and Hyderabad.
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