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Air Deccan
Indian regional airline From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Air Deccan was an Indian regional airline operating from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. It flew to a total of four destinations using Beech 1900D aircraft, as of November 2019.[4] On 5 April 2020, the airline ceased operations due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown.[5]
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History
Air Deccan was launched by Capt G.R. Gopinath, the pioneer of low-cost aviation in India. In March 2017, the firm was awarded 21 regional air routes in the first round of the Indian Government's regional connectivity scheme, UDAN[6].
Air Deccan received its scheduled commuter operator (SCO) permit from regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on 22 December 2017 and the first flight, DN 1320, took off for Jalgaon Airport, from the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA) the following afternoon. In the first phase of operations, Air Deccan planned to connect to Jalgaon, Nashik and Kolhapur Airport from Mumbai and Pune Airport.[7] However, it could not operate a large number of the RCS routes awarded to it due to the company's weak financials. Scheduled commercial operations were stopped in April 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown.[8]
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Destinations
Air Deccan focused on flying to cities with little to no air service where there was minimal competition with major airlines. The airline flew to the following destinations in India:[4]
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The airline utilised two Beech 1900D aircraft as of December 2017, each of which was equipped with 18 seats.[10][11]
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