Air Mantra

Air Mantra was a regional airline headquartered in New Delhi, India,[2] that operated domestic flights between July 2012 and April 2013.

Air Mantra
IATA ICAO Callsign
M1[1] — MANTRA
Founded2011
Commenced operations2012
Ceased operations2013
Operating basesChandigarh
Fleet size2
Destinations4
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
WebsiteArchive

History

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

Air Mantra offered scheduled flights to the following destinations:[10]

Fleet

The airline operated two Beechcraft 1900D aircraft which seated 12 passengers and three crew.

References
  1. "Air Mantra". ch-aviation. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  2. "Airline Overview". Air Mantra. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  3. "Curious Launch". The Wall Street Journal blog. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  4. "Jet-Setting for the Not-So-Rich". The Wall Street Journal. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  5. "Religare Voyages' Air Mantra to connect Amritsar and Chandigarh". Mint. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
  6. "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.
  7. "Religare Air Fleet". Air Fleets.net. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  8. "Religare Air Fleet". Air Fleets.net. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
  9. "Religare-run Air Mantra’s operations suspended", at livemint.com
  10. Air Mantra booking engine
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