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List of International Airlines in India, International Airlines Operating in India

List of International Airlines in India, International Airlines Operating in India

There are a number of India international airlines. The main international airlines of India are given below:

Air India:
The government of India owns air India. This national flag carrier airline of India has its main base in Mumbai. The other hubs of Air India are New Delhi and Chennai. It also provides cargo services worldwide. It is one of the two state-owned airlines in the country, the other one is Indian Airlines.

Air Sahara:
Based in New Delhi, Air Sahara is a privately owned airline. It got international flying rights some time back only.

Indian Airlines:
Indian Airlines is the second state owned airline. It is primarily a domestic airline. But, it operates internationally also. It is based in New Delhi.

Jet Airways:
Jet Airways is another privately owned airline operating in the international sector also. This airline also got international flying rights some time back only.

Other International Airlines Operating in India

  • Aeroflot (http://www.aeroflotlax.com/flights.htm)
  • Biman Bangladesh (http://www.bimanair.com)
  • Firstair (http://www.firstair.ca)
  • North West (http://www.nwa.com)
  • Swiss Air (http://www.swissair.com)
  • Air Canada (http://www.aircanada.ca/home.html)
  • Czech Airlines (http://www.csa.cz/en/czechia/cz_home.htm)
  • Gulf Air (http://www.gulfairco.com/index/index.asp)
  • Necon (http://www.neconair.com/)
  • Singapore International Airlines (http://www.singaporeair.com)
  • Air France (http://www.airfrance.com)
  • Cathay Pacific (http://www.cathaypacific.com/cpa/en_INTL/homepage)
  • JAL (http://www.jal.co.jp/en/)
  • Royal air
  • South African Airways (http://ww2.flysaa.com/saa_home.html)
  • Cyper (http://www.kthy.net/kthyen/html/index.htm)
  • Turkish
  • Kenya
  • Royal Jordanian
  • Thai
  • Air Mauritius
  • Druk Air
  • KLM
  • United Airlines
  • Asiana Airlines
  • Egypt Air
  • Kuwait Airways
  • SAS
  • Yemenia
  • Austrian Airlines
  • Emirates
  • Lufthansa
  • Pakistan International Airlines
  • Qantas Airways

India Domestic Airlines Map, Domestic Airlines Operating in India Map

India Domestic Airlines Map, Domestic Airlines Operating in India Map

India Domestic Airlines Map, Domestic Airlines Operating in India Map

List of India Domestic Airlines, Domestic Airlines Operating in India, Indian Domestic Airlines

List of India Domestic Airlines, Domestic Airlines Operating in India, Indian Domestic Airlines

There are a number of India domestic airlines. The main domestic airlines of India are given below:

Indian Airlines
Indian airlines is government owned and is the oldest domestic airline operating in India.

Jet Airways
Jet is a privately owned airline, having the highest market share of Indian domestic traffic.

Air Sahara
Owned by the Sahara group, Air Sahara is another airlines operating on domestic routes.

Air Deccan
A Bangalore based airline, Air Deccan is the first low cost carrier in India.

GoAir
GoAir is a low cost carrier promoted by The Wadia Group.

IndiGo Airlines
IndiGo Airlines is a subsidiary of InterGlobe Enterprises. It is a rather new and a private domestic airline based in India.

Kingfisher Airlines
Another Bangalore based airline, Kingfisher Airlines operates only on domestic routes. United Beverages (UB) Group owns this carrier.

Paramount Airways
Based in Coimbatore, Paramount Airways mainly operates Embraer aircraft.

SpiceJet
SpiceJet is a New Delhi based low cost carrier.

List of India Airlines, Airports in India, list of Airports in India, Domestic Airlines, Royal India Airlines

List of India Airlines, Airports in India, list of Airports in India, Domestic Airlines, Royal India Airlines

LOCATION ICAO IATA AIRPORT NAME
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (territory)
Car Nicobar VOCX CBD Car Nicobar Air Force Base [1]
Port Blair VOPB IXZ Vir Savarkar Airport (Port Blair Airport) [2]
Andhra Pradesh
Bapatla / Chirala Suryalanka Air Force Station
Cuddapah VOCP CDP Cuddapah Airport [3]
Donakonda VODK Donakonda Airport [4]
Hyderabad / Begumpet VOHY HYD Begumpet Airport (Hyderabad Airport) [5]
Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (opening in 2008)
Hyderabad VODG Dundigul Air Force Academy [6]
Kakinada Kakinada Airport
Nadirgul Nadirgul Airport [7]
Puttaparthi VOPN BEK Sri Sathya Sai Airport
Rajahmundry VORY RJA Rajahmundry Airport [8]
Secunderabad VO28 Hakimpet Air Force Station [9]
Tirupati (Tirupathi) VOTP TIR Tirupati Airport [10]
Vijayawada (Vijaywada) VOBZ VGA Vijayawada Airport (Vijaywada Airport) [11]
Visakhapatnam (Vishakhapatnam) VEVZ VTZ Vishakhapatnam Airport (Visakhapatnam Airport) [12]
Visakhapatnam Visakapatnam Naval Airbase
Warangal (Warrangal) VOWA WGC Warangal Airport [13]
Arunachal Pradesh
Along VEAN IXV Along Airport [14]
Daporijo (Daporizo) VEDZ DAE Daporijo Airport [15]
Dimapur VEMR DMU Dimapur Airport (Dimapur Air Force Base) [16]
Pasighat (Passighat) VEPG IXT Pasighat Airport (Passighat Airport) [17]
Tezu VETJ TEI Tezu Airport [18]
Zero VEZO ZER Zero Airport [19]
Assam
Chabua VECA Chabua Air Force Base [20] [21]
Dibrugarh VEMN DIB Dibrugarh Airport [22]
Guwahati VEGT GAU Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Guwahati Air Force Base, Guwahati Int'l) [23]
Jorhat VEJT JRH Jorhat Airport (Rowriah Airport) [24]
Kailashahar VEKR IXH Kailashahar Airport [25]
North Lakhimpur VELR IXI Lilabari Airport (North Lakhimpur Airport) [26]
Silchar VEKU IXS Silchar Airport (Kumbhirgram Airport, Kumbhirgram Air Force Base) [27]
Tezpur VETZ TEZ Tezpur Airport (Tezpur Air Force Base) [28]
Tinsukia Dum Duma Air Force Base [29]
Bihar
Gaya VEGY GAY Gaya Airport [30]
Jogbani Jogbani Airport [31]
Muzzafarpur VEMZ MZU Muzzafarpur Airport [32]
Patna VEPT PAT Lok Nayak Jaya Prakash Narayan Airport (Patna Airport) [33]
Purnia (Purnea) VEPU PUI Purnea Airport
Raxaul VERL Raxaul Airport [34]
Chandigarh (territory)
Chandigarh VICG IXC Chandigarh Airport [35] / (Chandigarh Air Force Base) [36]
Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur VABI PAB Bilaspur Airport
Jagdalpur VE46 JGB Jagdalpur Airport
Raipur VARP RPR Raipur Airport (Raipur Aerodrome) [37]
Daman and Diu (territory)
Daman VADN NMB Daman Airport
Diu VA1P DIU Diu Airport [38]
Delhi (National Capital Territory)
Ghaziabad VI39 Hindon Air Force Base [39]
New Delhi VIDP DEL Indira Gandhi International Airport [40] / (Palam Air Force Base)
New Delhi Rajokri Air Force Base
New Delhi VIDD Safdarjung Airport [41] / (Safdarjung Air Force Station)
Goa
Dabolim / Vasco da Gama VAGO GOI Dabolim Airport (Goa Airport) [42] / Dabolim Navy Airbase
Gujarat
Ahmedabad VAAH AMD Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport [43]
Bhavnagar VABV BHU Bhavnagar Airport [44]
Bhuj VABJ BHJ Bhuj Airport (Bhuj Rudra Mata Air Force Base) [45]
Gandhidham / Kandla VAKE IXY Kandla Airport (Gandhidham Airport) [46]
Jamnagar VAJM JGA Jamnagar Airport [47] / Jamnagar Air Force Base
Keshod VAKS IXK Junagadh Airport (Keshod Airport) [48]
Nalia Nalia Air Force Base [49]
Palanpur Palanpur Airport
Porbandar VAPR PBD Porbandar Airport [50]
Rajkot VARK RAJ Rajkot Airport [51]
Surat VASU STV Surat Airport
Uttarlai VIUT Uttarlai Airport
Vadodara (Baroda) VABO BDQ Vadodara Airport (Civil Airport Harvi) [52] / Vadodara Air Force Base
Haryana
Ambala VI18 Ambala Air Force Base [53]
Karnal Karnal Flying Club
Himachal Pradesh
Kangra / Dharamsala VIGG DHM Gaggal Airport (Kangra Airport) [54]
Kullu / Manali VIBR KUU Bhuntar Airport (Kullu Manali Airport) [55]
Shimla VISM SLV Shimla Airport [56]
Jammu and Kashmir
Avantipur VI63 Avantipur Air Force Base [57]
Jammu VIJU IXJ Jammu Airport (Satwari Airport) [58]
Kargil VI65 Kargil Airport
Leh VILH IXL Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport [59] / Leh Air Force Base [60]
Pathankot VIPK IXP Pathankot Air Force Base [61]
Srinagar VISR SXR Srinagar Airport [62] / Srinagar Air Force Base [63]
Udhampur VIUX Udhampur Air Force Base [64]
Jharkand
Jamshedpur VEJS IXW Jamshedpur Airport
Ranchi VERC IXR Birsa Munda Airport (Ranchi Airport) [65]
Karnataka
Bangalore VOBG BLR HAL Bangalore International Airport (Hindustan Airport) [66] [67]
Bangalore Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) - under construction [68]
Bangalore Jakkur Airfield
Bangalore Chimney Hill Air Force Station
Bangalore Jalahalli Air Force Station
Bangalore Vimanapura Air Force Station
Belgaum VABM IXG Belgaum Airport [69]
Bellary VOBI BEP Bellary Airport
Bidar VOBR Bidar Air Force Station [70]
Hassan Hassan Airport [71]
Hubli-Dharwad VA1A HBX Hubli Airport [72] / Hubli Air Force Base
Mangalore VOML IXE Mangalore International Airport [73]
Mysore VOMY MYQ Mandkalli Airport [74]
Yelahanka VOYK Yelahanka Air Force Station [75]
Kerala
Kochi (Cochin) / Nedumbassery VOCI COK Cochin International Airport (Nedumbassery Airport) [76]
Kochi (Cochin) VOCC Cochin Navy Airbase [77]
Kozhikode (Calicut) VOCL CCJ Calicut International Airport (Karipur Airport) [78]
Thiruvananthapuram VOTV TRV Trivandrum International Airport [79]
Thiruvananthapuram Akkulam Air Force Base
Lakshadweep Islands (territory)
Agatti VOAT AGX Agatti Aerodrome [80]
Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal VABP BHO Bhopal Airport (Bairagarh Airport) (Raja Bhoj Airport) [81]
Gwalior VIGR GWL Gwalior Airport [82] / Maharajpur Air Force Base
Indore VAID IDR Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport [83]
Jabalpur VAJB JLR Jabalpur Airport [84]
Jhansi VIJN Jhansi Airport [85]
Khajuraho VAKJ HJR Khajuraho Airport [86]
Khandwa VAKD Khandwa Airport [87]
Lalitpur Lalitpur Airport [88]
Panna Panna Airport [89]
Satna VIST TNI Satna Airport [90]
Maharashtra
Akola VAAK AKD Akola Airport [91]
Aurangabad VAAU IXU Aurangabad Airport (Chikkalthana Airport) [92]
Hadapsar Hadapsar Airport
Kolhapur VAKP KLH Kolhapur Airport [93]
Mumbai (Bombay) VABB BOM Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport [94]
Mumbai (Bombay) VAJJ Juhu Airport [95]
Mumbai (Bombay) Cotton Green Air Force Station
Nagpur VANP NAG Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport [96] / Sonegaon Air Force Base
Nashik Deolali Air Force Base
Nashik Ojhar Air Force Base
Pune (Poona) VAPO PNQ Pune Airport (Lohegaon Airport) [97] / Lohegaon Air Force Base
Ratnagiri VARG RTC Ratnagiri Airport
Sholapur (Solapur) VASL SSE Sholapur Airport [98]
Manipur
Imphal VEIM IMF Imphal Airport (Tulihal Airport) [99]
Meghalaya
Rupsi VERU RUP Rupsi Airport [100]
Shella Shella Airport [101]
Shillong VEBI SHL Shillong Airport (Barapani Airport) (Umroi Airport) [102]
Mizoram
Aizawl VEAZ AJL Lengpui Airport / Turial Air Force Base
Orissa
Bhubaneswar VEBS BBI Biju Patnaik Airport (Bhubaneswar Airport) [103]
Chakulia VECK Chakulia Airport [104]
Cuttack VE62 Charbatia Air Force Base [105]
Hirakud VEHK Hirakud Airport
Jharsuguda VEJH Jharsuguda Airport [106]
Rourkela VERK RRK Rourkela Airport
Pondicherry (territory)
Pondicherry VOPC PNY Pondicherry Airport [107]
Punjab
Adampur / Jullundur VIAX Sirsa Air Force Base [108] [109]
Amritsar VIAR ATQ Raja Sansi International Airport (Amritsar Int'l) [110] / Amritsar Airbase [111]
Bhatinda VIBT BUP Bhisiana Air Force Base [112]
Halwara VI25 Halwara Air Force Base [113]
Ludhiana VILD LUH Sahnewal Airport [114]
Patiala VIPL Patiala Aviation Club
Rajasthan
Ajmer Ajmer Airport
Bikaner VIBK BKB Nal Airport [115] / Nal Air Force Base
Jaipur VIJP JAI Jaipur Airport (Sanganer/Sanganeer Airport) [116]
Jaisalmer VIJR JSA Jaisalmer Airport [117]
Jodhpur VIJO JDH Jodhpur Airport [118] / Jodhpur Air Force Base
Kota VIKO KTU Kota Airport [119]
Suratgarh VI43 Phalodi Air Force Base [120]
Udaipur VAUD UDR Udaipur Airport (Maharana Pratap Airport) [121]
Tamil Nadu
Arakkonam VOAR Arakkonam Naval Air Station
Chennai VOMM MAA Chennai International Airport (Meenambakkam Airport) [122]
Chennai Avadi Air Force Base
Chennai VOTX Tambaram Air Force Station [123]
Coimbatore VOCB CJB Coimbatore Airport (Peelamedu Airport) [124]
Madurai VOMD IXM Madurai Airport [125]
Salem VOSM SXV Salem Airport [126]
Coimbatore (Sulur) VO45 Sulur Air Force Base
Tanjore (Thanjavur) VOTJ Tanjore Air Force Base
Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) VOTR TRZ Tiruchirapalli Airport [127]
Tuticorin (Thoothukudi) TCR Tuticorin Airport (Tuticorin Southwest Airport) [128]
Vellore VOVR Vellore Airport [129]
Tripura
Agartala VEAT IXA Agartala Airport (Singerbhil Airport) [130]
Kamalpur VEKM IXQ Kamalpur Airport [131]
Khowai VEKW IXN Khowai Airport [132]
Uttarakhand
Dehradun VIDN DED Jolly Grant Airport (Dehradun Airport) [133]
Dehradun Chakrata Air Force Base [134]
Pant Nagar / Nainital VIPT PGH Pant Nagar Airport (Pantnagar Airport) [135]
Uttar Pradesh
Agra VIAG AGR Agra Airport (Kheria Airport) [136] / Agra Air Force Base [137]
Allahabad VIAL IXD Allahabad Airport [138] / Bamrauli Air Force Base [139]
Bareilly VIBL Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Base
Gorakhpur VEGK GOP Gorakhpur Airport [140] / Gorakhpur Air Force Base
Kanpur VIKA KNU Kanpur Airport [141]
Kanpur VICX Chakeri Air Force Station
Lucknow VILK LKO Amausi Airport [142]
Saharanpur Sarasawa Air Force Base
Varanasi VIBN VNS Varanasi Airport (Babatpur Airport) [143]
West Bengal
Bagdogra / Siliguri VEBD IXB Bagdogra Airport [144] / Bagdogra Air Force Base
Balurghat VEBG RGH Balurghat Airport [145]
Barrackpore VE31 Barrackpore Air Force Base
Behala VEBA Behala Airport [146]
Cooch Behar VECO COH Cooch Behar Airport [147]
Hashimara VE44 Hashimara Air Force Base
Kolkata (Calcutta) VECC CCU Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport [148]
Kalaikunda VE60 Kalaikunda Air Force Base
Malda VEMH LDA Malda Airport [149]
Panagarh VEPH Panagarh Air Force Base

List of Seven Wonders Map, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Wonders of the World

List of Seven Wonders Map, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Wonders of the World

List of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Wonders of the World

List of Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Wonders of the World

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Wonders of the Medieval World, New Seven Wonders of the World, USA Today's New Seven Wonders, Seven Natural Wonders of the World, Seven Wonders of the Underwater World, Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, Travel wonders of the world

Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The historian Herodotus (484 BC–ca. 425 BC), and the scholar Callimachus of Cyrene (ca 305–240 BC) at the Museum of Alexandria, made early lists of Seven wonders but their writings have not survived, except as references. The seven wonders included:

* Great Pyramid of Giza
* Hanging Gardens of Babylon
* Statue of Zeus at Olympia
* Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
* Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus
* Colossus of Rhodes
* Lighthouse of Alexandria

Wonders of the Medieval World

Typically representative of the seven greatest wonders of the Medieval world are:

* Stonehenge
* Colosseum
* Catacombs of Kom el Shoqafa
* Great Wall of China
* Porcelain Tower of Nanjing
* Hagia Sophia
* Leaning Tower of Pisa

Other sites included on such lists:

* Taj Mahal
* Cairo Citadel
* Ely Cathedral
* Cluny Abbey

New 7 Wonders Foundation's Seven Wonders of the World:

WonderDate of constructionLocation
Great Wall of China5th century BCE – 16th century CEChina
PetraUnknownJordan
Christ the RedeemerOpened 12 October 1931Brazil
Machu Picchuc.1450Peru
Chichen Itzac.600Mexico
Roman ColosseumCompleted 80 CEItaly
Taj MahalCompleted c.1648India
Great Pyramid (Honorary Candidate)Completed c.2560 BCEEgypt

USA Today's New Seven Wonders:

NumberWonderLocation
1Potala PalaceLhasa, Tibet, China
2Old City of JerusalemEast Jerusalem, Palestinian Territories
3Polar ice capsPolar regions
4Papahānaumokuākea Marine National MonumentHawaii, United States
5InternetN/A
6Maya ruinsYucatán Peninsula, México
7Great Migration of Serengeti and Masai MaraTanzania and Kenya
8Grand Canyon (viewer-chosen eighth wonder)Arizona, United States

Seven Natural Wonders of the World

  • Grand Canyon
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Harbour of Rio de Janeiro
  • Mount Everest
  • Aurorav
  • Parícutin volcano
  • Victoria Falls

Seven Wonders of the Underwater World

  • Palau
  • Belize Barrier Reef
  • Great Barrier Reef
  • Deep-Sea Vents
  • Galápagos Islands
  • Lake Baikalv
  • Northern Red Sea

Seven Wonders of the Industrial World

  • SS Great Eastern
  • Bell Rock Lighthouse
  • Brooklyn Bridge
  • London sewerage system
  • First Transcontinental Railroad
  • Panama Canalv
  • Hoover Dam

Travel wonders of the world

Man-made travel wonders

  1. Giza pyramid complex
  2. Great Wall of China
  3. Taj Mahal
  4. Machu Picchu
  5. Bali
  6. Angkor Wat
  7. Forbidden City
  8. Bagan Temples & Pagodas
  9. Karnak Temple
  10. Teotihuacán

Natural travel wonders

  1. Serengeti Migration
  2. Galápagos Islands
  3. Grand Canyonv
  4. Iguazu Fallsv
  5. Amazon Rainforest
  6. Ngorongoro Crater
  7. Great Barrier Reefv
  8. Victoria Fallsv
  9. Bora Bora
  10. Cappadocia

List of Public Holidays for 2009, Public Holidays Holidays List, Latest List of Public Holidays 2009

List of Public Holidays for 2009, Public Holidays Holidays List, Latest List of Public Holidays 2009

January 1, Thursday – New Year’s Day

January 8, Thursday – Muharram

January 14, Wednesday - Tamil New Year’s day/Pongal

January 15, Thursday – Thiruvalluvar Day

January 16, Friday - Uzhavar Thirunal

January 26, Monday - Republic Day

March 10, Tuesday - Meelad-un-Nabi

March 27, Friday - Telugu New Year’s Day

April 1, Wednesday - Annual closing of accounts for Commercial banks and Cooperative banks

April 7, Tuesday - Mahaveer Jayanthi

April 10, Friday - Good Friday

April 14, Tuesday - Dr. Ambedkar birthday

May 1, Friday - May Day

August 13, Thursday - Krishna Jayanthi

August 15, Saturday - Independence Day

August 23, Sunday - Vinayaka Chathurthi

September 21, Monday - Ramzan

September 27, Sunday - Ayutha Pooja

September 28, Monday - Vijayadhasami

September 30, Wednesday - Half yearly closing of accounts for commercial banks and cooperative banks

October 2, Friday - Gandhi Jayanthi

October 17, Saturday - Deepavali

November 28, Saturday - Bakrid

December 25, Friday - Christmas

December 28, Monday - Muharram

List of Bank Holidays 2009, Indian Bank Holidays List, Latest List of Bank Holidays 2009

List of Bank Holidays 2009, Indian Bank Holidays List, Latest List of Bank Holidays 2009

Date/ day of the week
Holidays
January
January 08 (Thursday)Moharum
January 26 (Monday)Republic Day
February
Feburary 23 (Monday)Mahashivratri
March
March 10 (Tuesday)Id-E-Milad
March 11 (Wednesday)Holi
March 27 (Friday)Gudi Padwa/Navratra/Ugadi/Chetichandra
April
April 01 (Wednesday)Annual (Fiscal year) closing
April 03 (Friday)Ram Navmi
April 07 (Tuesday)Mahavir Jayanti
April 10 (Friday)Good Friday
April 14 (Tuesday)Vishu / Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Jayanthi / Sriram Navami
April 30 (Thursday)Lok Sabha General Elections
May
May 01 (Friday)May Day / Maharashtra Day
May 09 (Saturday)Buddha Pournima
August
August 15 (Saturday)Independence Day
August 19 (Wednesday)Parsi New Year (Shahenshahi)
September
September 21 (Monday)Ramzan-Id/( Id-Ul-Fitr )/Narayana Guru Day
September 28 (Monday)Vijaya Dasmi / Dasara / Durga Pooja
September 30 (Wednesday)Half yearly (Fiscal year) closing
October
October 02 (Friday)Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti
October 17 (Saturday)Diwali / Kali Puja
October 19 (Monday)Bahubeej/Diwali (Balipratipada)/Vikram Samvant New Year Day
November
November 02 (Monday)Guru Nanak Jayanti
November 28 (Saturday)Bakri-Id (Id-Ul-Zuha)/ Muharam
December
December 25 (Friday)Christmas Day