MDLR Airlines

Coordinates: 28°27′30.8″N 77°2′3.9″E / 28.458556°N 77.034417°E / 28.458556; 77.034417
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28°27′30.8″N 77°2′3.9″E / 28.458556°N 77.034417°E / 28.458556; 77.034417

MDLR Airlines
IATA
ICAO
Callsign
9H MDL MDLR
Founded2007
Commenced operations14 March 2007
Ceased operations5 November 2009
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Key peopleGopal Goyal (Chairman)
Websitewww.mdlrairlines.in (defunct)

MDLR Airlines was an airline based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It operated scheduled domestic services. It suspended its operations from 5 November 2009.[1]

History

The airline started operations on 14 March 2007, was wholly owned by Murli Dhar Lakh Ram (MDLR) Group, and had around 250 employees by September 2008.

Gopal Kanda, a local politician. The airline was started in the middle of a major growth period for Indian aviation but was launched just as oil prices were climbing. It tried the full-service model promising its passengers 'pure vegetarian food', but missed lease payments to BAe for their Avro RJ70 aircraft.[citation needed
]

Destinations

MDLR Airlines operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations[2] (as of April 2009):[1]

India

Country (state) City Airport Notes Ref.
India (Bihar)
Gaya
Gaya Airport Terminated
India (Chandigarh) Chandigarh Chandigarh Airport
India (National Capital Region) Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Hub
India (Goa) Goa
Goa International Airport
India (Jharkhand) Jamshedpur Sonari Airport
India (Jharkhand) Ranchi Birsa Munda Airport Secondary hub
India (West Bengal) Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport

Fleet

The MDLR Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at September 2008):[3]

MDLR Airlines fleet[3]
Aircraft Total Passengers Notes
C Y Total
Avro RJ-70 3 6 64 70 VT-MDL, VT-MDM, VT-MDN

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 10 April 2007. p. 48.
  2. ^ "Route Map". Mdlrairlines.in. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines Part 3 (2009)". Flight International: 29–90. 14 April 2009.

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