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Sahara Airlines Ltd |
Air Sahara Limited or Sahara Airlines Ltd is among the leading Indian private airlines company, the owner of which is the diversified Sahara India Parivar group. This airlines company flies around 115 flights among 20 destinations and operates around 12 different Boeing 737 flights and seven other regional jets. At least 4 helicopters are operated by this private airlines company. Charter flights by this company are operational between Delhi and Mumbai. Initially this company was allowed to start flying planes to the Indian neighboring countries in the year 2003.
In the year 1990 the Indian government opened the door of its domestic air market to the private carriers. The diversified conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar was among the first companies to create a new airline. This airline company was formed in north India in the year 1978 as a mere tiny financial company with the INR of 2000 as the beginning capital. The name "Sahara" means shelter or in Hindi, support.
| Air Sahara started operating as Sahara Airlines Limited on December 3, in the year 1993. The fleet was made of a single Boeing 737 airliner. In February, 1994 this aircraft crashed during a training session. In the year 1999, this company started operating a charter flight service with the help of 4 helicopters. The airline fares were cut very frequently in a short span of time. The company was on a constant war with the other domestic airline companies of fare cut to lift its market. In the year 1995, Parvez Damania, the founder of Domania Airways became the director of Sahara Airlines in the year February 1999.
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Sahara Airlines was renamed as Air Sahara on 2nd October, in the year 2000. The previous month a frequent flier program by the name "Sahara Club Crown" was launched. At that time, the airline was operating eight Boeing 737s. The airline has a huge workforce for their fleets with 1,600 employees. Calcutta soon became the airlines third hub in the month of October, in the year 2000.
Air Sahara reported a total turnover of round INR 40crore in the fiscal year of 2000-01. The economic policies of the company proved to be profitable. It has a healthy competition from the company Jet Airways. Visa Air and Royal Air were soon launched. In the year 2001, an e-commerce unit was established by the company. Know more about Sahara Airlines Ltd as you read through Airlinesplan.com offering information about India.
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