Zooom Air
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| Founded | April 2013 | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 (March 2017) | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 (March 2017) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, India | ||||||
| Key people | Koustav Dhar, CEO | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
Zoom Air, the brand name for Zexus Air Services, is a regional airline based at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi, India. Founded in 2013 as Zexus Air, the airline obtained its air operator's certificate in February 2017 and began operations later in the month. As of March 2017, Zoom Air flies to four destinations in India using a Bombardier CRJ200.
History
Zoom Air was established in April 2013 as Zexus Air, and the Indian civil aviation ministry issued it a No Objection Certificate in 2014.[1] By September 2016, the airline had taken delivery of its first aircraft, a Bombardier CRJ200.[2] Zoom Air received its air operator's certificate on 3 February 2017 and began operations on 15 February with a flight from Delhi to Durgapur via Kolkata.[3]
The modus operandi initially was Delhi>Kolkata>Durgapur>Delhi.[4]
Later it was changed to Delhi-Durgapur-Kolkata-Durgapur-Delhi.[5]
As at 3 May 2017, it is Delhi-Durgapur-Kolkata-Aizawl-Shillong-Kolkata-Durgapur-Delhi.[6]
Corporate affairs
Zoom Air is the brand name for Zexus Air Services.[7] The company is headquartered in Gurgaon,[8] and its chief executive officer is Mr Koustav Dhar.[9]
Zoom Air has been funded with Rs 20 crore equity.[10]
Destinations
Zoom Air concentrates on flying to airports in India with little to no scheduled service. The airline flies to the following destinations as of February 2017:[3]
The planned services are:
- Delhi>Surat>Mumbai>Tirupati>Mumbai>Surat>Delhi from 10 Jun 2017.[11]
- Delhi>Bikaner>Delhi>Jabalpur>Kolkata>Dimapur>Kolkata>Jabalpur-Delhi[12]
- Mumbai>Durgapur>Chennai>Durgapur>Mumbai. [13]
| City | Subdivision | Airport | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durgapur | West Bengal | Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport | Started 15 Feb 2017 [14] |
| Delhi | Delhi | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Base[2] |
| Kolkata | West Bengal | Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport | Started 15 Feb 2017 [15] |
| Mumbai | Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | begins 22 May 2017[16] |
| Surat | Gujarat | Surat Airport | begins 22 May 2017[16] |
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Fleet
As of 9th May 2017, Zoom Air has two Bombardier CRJ200's in its fleet. The second aircraft was ferried from Ostrava-Mosnov Airport to IGIA,New Delhi on 6th May. [17]
The jet aircrafts have 50 seats each[18] and are under dry lease from CRJ Aircraft Leasing, Dublin.[19]
Aircraft 1 ---> VT-ZOA-7829
Aircraft 2 ----> VT-ZOC-7626
References
- ^ Srivastava, Tushar (15 September 2016). "Delhi-based Zexus Air likely to get wings". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Indian start-up Zoom Air adds first aircraft". ch-aviation. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Zoom Air, India's newest private airline, begins operations: All you must know". Zee News. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
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- ^ "Zoom Air looks at starting operation from Arunchal's Pasighat". The Economic Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Contact us". Zoom Air. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "Zoom Air to launch flight service in Kolkata and Durgapur on February 12". The Times of India. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
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- ^ http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/article-zoom-air-indias-newest-airline-adds-new-flights-10-things-to-know-1672545
- ^ http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/article-zoom-air-indias-newest-airline-adds-new-flights-10-things-to-know-1672545
- ^ a b "Vijayawada-Mumbai daily flight to start operation from May 22". The New Indian Express. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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