Air Carnival

Air Carnival
IATA ICAO Callsign
2S ACV ?
Founded 2013 as Air Carnival Charter Services
Commenced operations 18 July 2016
Operating bases Coimbatore International Airport
Hubs Chennai International Airport
Fleet size 1
Destinations 4
Company slogan Safety first! On time every time![1]
Headquarters Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Key people
  • Manish Kumar Singh, CEO
  • S. I. Nathan, founder and chairman
Website aircarnival.in

Air Carnival is an Indian regional airline based at Coimbatore International Airport with a hub at Chennai International Airport. The airline was founded in 2013 as a charter airline but has since transitioned to scheduled operations within South India, which were launched in July 2016. Air Carnival is being promoted by Coimbatore Marine College (CMC) Group. As of December 2016, it flies to four destinations using one ATR 72-500.

History

In 2013, S. I. Nathan, founder and director of Coimbatore Marine College (CMC) Group, founded Air Carnival Charter Services as a charter airline based in Delhi.[2] CMC Group later shifted the focus of Air Carnival to short-haul routes within South India. Coimbatore was selected as a base because it is the headquarters of CMC Group, the airport has many available facilities and Coimbatore is a growing city located close to the Tier-1 cities Bangalore and Chennai.[3][4] The airline focuses on unserved and poorly served markets.[2][5]

Air Carnival received its first aircraft, an ATR 72-500, in April 2016.[6] It received its air operator's certificate on 4 July 2016 and commenced operations on 18 July with a flight from Coimbatore to Chennai.[7][8] The airline charged ₹1 (1.5¢ US) per ticket for the first flight.[8]

Corporate affairs

Air Carnival is being promoted by CMC Group, which is investing ₹50 crore (US$7.4 million) in the company. The airline is headquartered in Coimbatore. Manish Kumar Singh serves as CEO and S. I. Nathan, who is also the director of CMC Group, is the founder and chairman.[9]

Destinations

Air Carnival flies to the following destinations as of November 2016:

State City Airport Begin End Ref.
Andhra PradeshTirupatiTirupati Airport17 November 2016present[10]
Tamil NaduChennaiChennai International AirportHub18 July 2016present[11]
Tamil NaduCoimbatoreCoimbatore International AirportBase18 July 2016present[11]
Tamil NaduMaduraiMadurai Airport18 July 2016present[11]

Fleet

An Air Carnival ATR 72-500 at Dubai International Airport awaiting delivery

As of November 2016, Air Carnival has the following aircraft:[12]

Air Carnival fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
Y
ATR 72-500 1 — 72[9] —
Total 1 0

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About Air Carnival". Air Carnival. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 T. E., Narasimhan (14 June 2016). "Coimbatore biz group to launch airline". Business Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "We'll get home town advantage in Coimbatore: Air Carnival CEO". The Times of India. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ↑ T. E., Narasimhan (27 January 2015). "With short-haul flights, Air Carnival joins the aviation race". Business Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Kumar, Sajan (31 December 2014). "Air Carnival sees no air pockets, to launch by April". The Financial Express. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  6. ↑ L. N., Revathy (15 April 2016). "Air Carnival to take wings in May". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Air Carnival to add two more aircraft". The Hindu. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  8. 1 2 T. E., Narasimhan (18 July 2016). "Coimbatore-based Air Carnival commences operations". Business Standard. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Air Carnival to start flying from July 18". The Hindu. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Flight schedule". Air Carnival. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 "Air Carnival to add two more aircraft". The Hindu. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
  12. ↑ Rao, Sandhya (1 November 2016). "Smiling staff, tasty food and on-time arrival — It's a carnival in the air". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

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