Star Air (India)


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.
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History

In March 2017, the Sanjay Ghodawat Group sought permission from the Government of India to operate a regional airline. Named as Star Air, the airline acquired its first aircraft, an Embraer ERJ 145LR, in June 2018. 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. On 25 January 2019, the airline's operated its first flight from Bengaluru to Hubli. The airline inducted its first Embraer E175ER aircraft in May 2023, and started offering select seats in business class. The airline inducted its tenth aircraft, an E175, in April 2025. 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.

Corporate affairs

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

Destinations

As of, Star Air flies to 32 domestic destinations within India with its hubs at Kempegowda International Airport and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.
StateCityAirportNotesRef.
Andhra PradeshTirupatiTirupati Airport
BiharPurniaPurnea Airport
ChhattisgarhRaipurSwami Vivekananda Airport
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuDiuDiu Airport
GoaMopaManohar International Airport
GujaratAhmedabadSardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
GujaratBhujBhuj Airport
GujaratJamnagarJamnagar Airport
GujaratSuratSurat Airport
KarnatakaBallariBellary Airport
KarnatakaBallariJindal Vidyanagar Airport
KarnatakaBengaluruKempegowda International Airport
KarnatakaBelgaumBelgaum Airport
KarnatakaBidarBidar Airport
KarnatakaHubliHubli Airport
KarnatakaKalaburagiKalaburagi Airport
KarnatakaMangaloreMangalore International Airport
KarnatakaMysoreMysore Airport
KarnatakaShimogaShivamogga Airport
Madhya PradeshIndoreDevi Ahilya Bai Holkar Airport
MaharashtraGondiaGondia Airport
MaharashtraKolhapurChhatrapati Rajaram Maharaj Airport
MaharashtraMumbaiChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
MaharashtraMumbaiNavi Mumbai International Airport
MaharashtraNagpurDr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport
MaharashtraNandedShri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport
MaharashtraPunePune Airport
MaharashtraSolapurSolapur Airport
OdishaBhubaneswarBiju Patnaik Airport
OdishaJharsugudaVeer Surendra Sai Airport
PunjabJalandharAdampur Airport
RajasthanAjmerKishangarh Airport
RajasthanJaipurJaipur International Airport
RajasthanJodhpurJodhpur Airport
Tamil NaduMaduraiMadurai Airport
TelanganaHyderabadRajiv Gandhi International Airport
Uttar PradeshGhaziabadHindon Airport
Uttar PradeshLucknowChaudhary Charan Singh International Airport

Fleet

, Star Air operates an all-Embraer E-Jet fleet composed of following aircraft: