Air Mantra
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| Founded | 2011 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 2012 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 2013 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Chandigarh | ||||||
| Fleet size | 2 | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 | ||||||
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India | ||||||
| Website | Archive | ||||||
Air Mantra was a regional airline headquartered in New Delhi, India,[2] that operated domestic flights between July 2012 and April 2013.
History
[edit]Air Mantra was founded in 2011 by Indian conglomerate Religare Group (which had operated an air charter branch in 2006),[3] in order to get a grip on the airline market in northern India.[4] The initial growth plan saw the acquisition of ATR 72 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft.[5]
Revenue flights were launched on 23 July 2012. The initial two daily flights between Chandigarh and Amritsar[6] were operated using a fleet of two Beechcraft-1900 D aircraft.[7][8] Eight months later, on 31 March 2013, all operations were suspended due to poor bookings,[9] and the company was subsequently liquidated.
Destinations
[edit]Air Mantra offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[10]
- Amritsar - Amritsar Airport
- Chandigarh - Chandigarh Airport
- Dehra Dun - Jolly Grant Airport
- New Delhi - New Delhi Airport
Fleet
[edit]The airline operated two Beechcraft 1900D aircraft which seated 12 passengers and three crew.
References
[edit]- ^ "Air Mantra". ch-aviation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Airline Overview". Air Mantra. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Curious Launch". The Wall Street Journal blog. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "Jet-Setting for the Not-So-Rich". The Wall Street Journal. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Religare Voyages' Air Mantra to connect Amritsar and Chandigarh". Mint. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- ^ "Air Mantra connects religious capital of Sikhs with state capital". The Times of India. 24 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- ^ "Religare Air Fleet". Air Fleets.net. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Religare Air Fleet". Air Fleets.net. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ^ "Religare-run Air Mantra’s operations suspended", at livemint.com
- ^ Air Mantra booking engine
