The Ministry of Civil Aviation has released the data regarding the Domestic and International Airlines Operating in India which is as under:-
- The number of licensed scheduled domestic airlines presently operating in the country with their fleet size:-
List of Airlines (Scheduled/Scheduled Commuter) in the country holding AOC (Air Operator Certificate) as on 23.11.2023
| S. No. | Name of Airlines | Fleet Size |
| Scheduled Operators | ||
| 1 | AIX Connect Pvt. Ltd. (Air India Express)-
(Formerly known as AirAsia (India) Pvt. Ltd.) |
26 |
| 2 | Air India Ltd. (Air India) | 121 |
| 3 | Air India Express Ltd. (Air India Express) | 31 |
| 4 | Alliance Air Aviation Ltd. (Alliance Air) | 21 |
| 5 | Blue dart Aviation Ltd. (Blue Dart) | 8 |
| 6 | GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go First)* | 54* |
| 7 | Interglobe Aviation Ltd. (Indigo) | 338 |
| 8 | Quikjet Cargo Airlines Pvt. Ltd. (Quikjet) | 2 |
| 9 | SNV Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (Akasa Air) | 20 |
| 10 | Spice Jet Ltd. (Spice Jet) | 57 |
| 11 | Tata SIA Airlines Ltd. (Vistara) | 63 |
| 12 | Zexus Air Services Private Limited (Zooom) | 2 |
| Scheduled Commuter Operators | ||
| 13 | Aviation Connectivity Infrastructure Developers Pvt. Ltd. – (AIR TAXI) | 1 |
| 14 | Big Charter Pvt. Ltd. (Fly Big) | 3 |
| 15 | GSEC Monarch and Deccan Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (IndiaOne Air) | 3 |
| 16 | Ghodawat Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. (STAR AIR) | 8 |
| 17 | Pawan Hans Ltd. (SCO) | 4 |
| Total Fleet | 762 | |
* GO Airlines (India) Ltd. (Go First) is currently undergoing Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process as per Section 10 of Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code
- The number of licensed scheduled international airlines presently operating in the country is as under:-
Foreign carries operating Scheduled passenger air transport services to/from India
| SI. No. | Name of Airlines |
|
|
Aero Nomad Airlines |
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Aeroflot Russian Airlines |
|
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Air Arabia |
|
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Air Arabia Abu Dhabi |
|
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Air Asia Berhad |
|
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Air Asia X Berhad |
|
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Air Astana |
|
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Air Canada |
|
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Air France |
| 10. | Air Mauritius |
| 11. | Air Peace Ltd |
| 12. | Air Seychelles |
| 13. | Air Tanzania |
| 14. | All Nippon Airways |
| 15. | American Airlines |
| 16. | Arkia Israeli Airlines |
| 17. | Asiana Air |
| 18. | Azerbaijan Airlines |
| 19. | Batik Air |
| 20. | Belavia |
| 21. | Bhutan Airline |
| 22. | Biman Bangladesh |
| 23. | British Airways |
| 24. | Buddha Air |
| 25. | Cathay Pacific Airways |
| 26. | Druk Air |
| 27. | Egypt Air |
| 28. | EL AL Israel |
| 29. | Emirates |
| 30. | Ethiopian Airlines |
| 31. | Etihad Airways |
| 32. | Finnair |
| 33. | Fits Air |
| 34. | Fly Baghdad |
| 35. | Fly Dubai |
| 36. | Flynas |
| 37. | Gulf Air |
| 38. | Iran Air |
| 39. | Iraqi Airways |
| 40. | ITA Airways |
| 41. | Japan Air Lines |
| 42. | Jazeera Airways |
| 43. | Kenya Airways |
| 44. | KLM Royal Dutch Airlines |
| 45. | Korean Air |
| 46. | Kuwait Airways |
| 47. | Lot Polish Airlines |
| 48. | Lufthansa German |
| 49. | Mahan Air |
| 50. | Malaysia Airlines |
| 51. | Maldivian Air |
| 52. | Malindo Air |
| 53. | Myanmar Airways |
| 54. | Neos SPA |
| 55. | Nepal Air |
| 56. | Nok Air |
| 57. | Novo Air |
| 58. | Oman Air |
| 59. | Qantas Airways Limited |
| 60. | Qatar Airways |
| 61. | Rwand Air |
| 62. | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| 63. | SCAT Airlines |
| 64. | Scoot Tiger Air |
| 65. | Singapore Airlines |
| 66. | Somon Air |
| 67. | Sri Lanka airlines |
| 68. | Swiss International |
| 69. | Thai Air Asia Co. ltd. |
| 70. | Thai Airways |
| 71. | Thai Lion Air |
| 72. | Thai Smile |
| 73. | Turkish Airlines |
| 74. | Uganda Airlines |
| 75. | United Airlines |
| 76. | US BANGLA |
| 77. | Uzbekistan Airways |
| 78. | Vietjet Air |
| 79. | Vietnam Airlines |
| 80. | Virgin Atlantic |
| 81. | Yemen Airways |
Foreign carries operating scheduled all cargo air transport services to/from India
| SI. No. | Name of Airlines |
| 1. | Aero Logic Gmbh |
| 2. | Air Tanzania |
| 3. | China Airlines |
| 4. | CMA CGM Air Cargo |
| 5. | Egypt Air |
| 6. | Emirates |
| 7. | Ethiopian Airlines |
| 8. | Etihad Airways |
| 9. | Federal Express |
| 10. | Lufthansa Cargo |
| 11. | Malaysia Airlines Berhad |
| 12. | Oman Air |
| 13. | Qatar Airways |
| 14. | Singapore Airlines |
| 15. | Turkish Airlines |
| 16. | United Parcel Services |
- The details of total passenger traffic both domestic and international state-wise is as under:-
| Passenger carried by Scheduled Indian Airlines on scheduled domestic services | ||||
| Domestic Pax | 2022-23 | 2023-24 (till september) (P) | ||
| State | pax to | pax from | Pax to | pax from |
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR | 637524 | 639750 | 295777 | 296077 |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 2374388 | 2407066 | 1326125 | 1350929 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 35329 | 34871 | 45911 | 45401 |
| ASSAM | 3331512 | 3236369 | 1847126 | 1820442 |
| BIHAR | 2339195 | 2311694 | 1066724 | 1057641 |
| CHANDIGARH | 1806665 | 1733042 | 904775 | 881759 |
| CHHATTISGARH | 1187723 | 1195182 | 639236 | 645817 |
| DAMAN & DIU | 19589 | 20407 | 6862 | 6974 |
| DELHI | 24797935 | 25185405 | 13297107 | 13432105 |
| GOA | 4251759 | 4345180 | 2566153 | 2577699 |
| GUJARAT | 5991332 | 6055815 | 3361859 | 3357968 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH | 114393 | 92548 | 75975 | 62750 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR | 3560908 | 3555946 | 1782425 | 1780229 |
| JHARKHAND | 1229719 | 1249883 | 686926 | 696570 |
| KARNATAKA | 15252503 | 15003262 | 8655379 | 8603318 |
| KERALA | 3636455 | 3676919 | 2203277 | 2210247 |
| LAKSHADWEEP | 23242 | 19330 | 8985 | 6799 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 2281144 | 2344304 | 1361973 | 1386623 |
| MAHARASHTRA | 22794460 | 22736760 | 12806524 | 12849515 |
| MANIPUR | 568489 | 605010 | 275530 | 318839 |
| MEGHALAYA | 55771 | 50015 | 39125 | 33341 |
| MIZORAM | 166494 | 174318 | 90700 | 95672 |
| NAGALAND | 138105 | 148433 | 75448 | 78832 |
| ODISHA | 118830 | 122403 | 63245 | 63602 |
| ORISSA | 1833445 | 1848282 | 1127769 | 1139406 |
| PONDICHERRY | 40451 | 40891 | 6394 | 6675 |
| PUNJAB | 896565 | 888392 | 469450 | 468381 |
| RAJASTHAN | 3390798 | 3366206 | 1766958 | 1734057 |
| SIKKIM | 9613 | 8316 | 5043 | 4520 |
| TAMIL NADU | 8790374 | 8800814 | 4918404 | 4917005 |
| TELANGANA | 8721623 | 8734990 | 5132061 | 5094902 |
| TRIPURA | 670418 | 688965 | 364701 | 361172 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 4446953 | 4452898 | 2551425 | 2518663 |
| UTTARAKHAND | 852651 | 846073 | 459093 | 446500 |
| WEST BENGAL | 9662301 | 9408917 | 5073980 | 5008015 |
| P- provisional | ||||
| Passenger carried by Scheduled Indian Airlines and Scheduled Foreign Airlines on scheduled international services | ||||||||
| International PaX | 2022-23 | 2023-24 (till september) (P) | ||||||
| State | Indian Airlines | Foreign Airlines | Indian Airlines | Foreign Airlines | ||||
| pax to | pax from | pax to | pax from | pax to | pax from | pax to | pax from | |
| ANDHRA PRADESH | 17688 | 7744 | 30523 | 34515 | 9537 | 11240 | 16288 | 18146 |
| ASSAM | 434 | 558 | 1340 | 1508 | ||||
| BIHAR | 25633 | 23682 | 1661 | 2027 | ||||
| CHANDIGARH | 69935 | 73906 | 35406 | 41879 | ||||
| DELHI | 3548720 | 3681296 | 3761071 | 4132122 | 2018027 | 2148852 | 2032630 | 2318651 |
| GOA | 55040 | 55517 | 105241 | 111582 | 28656 | 33972 | 58878 | 66117 |
| GUJARAT | 240174 | 262058 | 425369 | 462685 | 117460 | 143882 | 222592 | 251968 |
| KARNATAKA | 612089 | 638106 | 1327460 | 1432824 | 331664 | 343681 | 810748 | 870122 |
| KERALA | 2291074 | 2474314 | 2075378 | 2205874 | 1213409 | 1265365 | 1261523 | 1288393 |
| MADHYA PRADESH | 7442 | 7411 | 9004 | 11025 | ||||
| MAHARASHTRA | 2235487 | 2489135 | 2817478 | 3239886 | 1464669 | 1586017 | 1541642 | 1759356 |
| ORISSA | 17645 | 19791 | ||||||
| PUNJAB | 227178 | 237813 | 127969 | 138521 | 119386 | 143488 | 84835 | 94301 |
| RAJASTHAN | 61108 | 68348 | 130435 | 136548 | 36361 | 42635 | 54135 | 54851 |
| TAMIL NADU | 1068199 | 1130778 | 1910206 | 2056163 | 633479 | 666390 | 1115171 | 1238679 |
| TELANGANA | 554036 | 573557 | 1134644 | 1219733 | 375904 | 395585 | 643107 | 712721 |
| UTTAR PRADESH | 230726 | 241621 | 227503 | 248203 | 112406 | 125644 | 97943 | 101714 |
| WEST BENGAL | 334276 | 364040 | 582492 | 633608 | 205662 | 212057 | 335584 | 381384 |
Source: https://pib.gov.in/
