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Star Air (India)
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Star Air, the aviation arm of the Sanjay Ghodawat Group, is an Indian regional airline with its main base at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, Karnataka. It started operations in January 2019, offering flights within Karnataka, and later expanding to other states as part of India's UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme. The airline currently operates an all-Embraer fleet of ERJ 145LRs and E175s.[1]

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History

In March 2017, the Sanjay Ghodawat Group sought permission from the Central Government to operate a regional airline known as Star Air.[1] The airline acquired its first aircraft, an Embraer 145LR, in June 2018.[2] It obtained its Air Operator's Certificate in early January of the following year and announced that it would operate flights under the Central Government's UDAN scheme, which aims to improve regional connectivity within India. Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport was selected as its primary operating hub.[3] On 25 January 2019, the airline's first flight departed Bengaluru for Hubli.[4] The airline inducted the Embraer E-175 aircraft in May 2023, becoming the first operator to offer a Business Class product on UDAN routes. [5] Star Air inducted its 10th aircraft, an E-175, in April 2025.[6]

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Corporate affairs

Star Air's head office is located at Plot 13A, KIADB Hi-Tech Defence and Aerospace Park, Road No. 1, Bengaluru-562149.[7]

Destinations

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As of August 2025, Star Air flies to 23 domestic destinations within India with hubs at Kempegowda International Airport and Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.[8]

The states with the most destinations are Karnataka and Maharashtra with 5 each, followed by Gujarat, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh with 2 destinations each.

Fleet

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Star Air Embraer E175 landing at Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru
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Star Air Embraer ERJ 145 slowing down at Kempegowda International Airport

As of August 2025, Star Air operates an all-Embraer fleet composed of following aircraft:[25][26]

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