Shankh Air is an Indian full-service regional airline company planning to serve the flight routes in Uttar Pradesh. It is authorized by Ministry of Civil Aviation under UDAN scheme to enhance regional connectivity in the country.[1][2] As of December 2025, there were nine operational scheduled domestic carriers in Indian aviation sector.[3]
Initial report suggests that this domestic airline carrier will operate from Gorakhpur, Lucknow & Varanasi with flights scheduled to commence in first quarter of 2026.[4][5]
See also
- 2025 IndiGo disruption
- Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)
- List of airports in India
- List of airlines of India
- Aviation in India
- List of companies of India
- Transport in India
References
- Anubhav Mukherjee. India to get 3 new airlines soon - Shankh Air, Al Hind Air and FlyExpress — Key things to know about them mint, 25 December 2025, retrieved 26 December 2025^
- Al Hind Air, FlyExpress, Shankh Air to enter Indian skies—can they dent IndiGo, Air India’s dominance? The Financial Express, 25 December 2025, retrieved 26 December 2025^
- Al Hind Air, FlyExpress get NOCs; Shankh Air targets Q1 2026 launch as govt pushes more competition The Telegraph, 24 Dec 2025, retrieved 26 December 2025^
- Will new airlines like Shankh Air, Al Hind Air, FlyExpress help break up the IndiGo-Air India duopoly?- The Week www.theweek.in^
- After IndiGo crisis, govt gives nod to 3 new airlines: Al Hind Air, FlyExpress and Shankh Air Hindustan Times, 24 December 2025, retrieved 26 December 2025^