| After much hold up Air India would soon start its | | | | mainly to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. |
| low-cost arm Air India express serving the domestic | | | | Air-India-Express is now part of the National Aviation |
| paths in line with its competitors Jet-Konnect, Jet-Lite | | | | business of India restricted which was formed in |
| and Kingfisher Red. Air India Express would shortly | | | | order to facilitate the seamless amalgamation of Air |
| start procedures on domestic paths as the low-cost | | | | India and Indian Airlines. Air India Express had |
| arm of Air India like Jet-Konnect operates by Jet | | | | launched in May 2004 and Air India Express had |
| Airways and Kingfisher Red operated by Kingfisher | | | | started its operations on 29 April 2005 with a flight |
| Airlines. Air India express would soon start flying on | | | | from Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi. |
| domestic routes and will provide the best and cheap | | | | The passenger traffic in Delhi actually was 26 million a |
| air services to the India Travellers. The nationwide | | | | year the integrated Terminal-3 has a capacity to |
| carrier fully-owned subsidiary already soars on Gulf | | | | handle 35 million per annum but there would have |
| and Southeast Asia paths. Air India is the only airline | | | | another plush terminal at the IGI aerodrome like |
| that does not have a household low-cost arm though | | | | Terminal-3 by 2016 to handle the rapidly growing air |
| its competitors Jet Airways is having Jet-Konnect and | | | | traffic. Although the surplus capability is likely to be |
| Jet-Lite while the Kingfisher Airlines is having | | | | tired in a couple of year's time and capacity |
| Kingfisher Red have been running no-frill carriers for | | | | augmentation would be required soon enough. The |
| over two years now. | | | | expert design of the aerodrome has been drawn up |
| Air-India-Express is low-cost airline, subsidiary of Air | | | | envisaging extension of the present fatal to |
| India based in Mumbai like Jet-Konnect operates by | | | | accommodate added traffic. The next fatal T4 would |
| Jet Airways and Kingfisher Red operated by | | | | arrive up round 2016. |
| Kingfisher Airlines. Air-India-Express operates services | | | | |