Star Air launches Hubballi-Delhi flight service

Star Air launched its thrice-weekly flight operations on the Hubballi-Delhi route on Wednesday, using the capital's recently-launched second airport at Hindon, a top official of the airline said on Wednesday, adding that the service would be operated on a daily basis very soon.

After launching the service at the Hindon airport, Star Air's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Simran Singh Tiwana said the airline will also start flight operations on the Delhi-Gulbarga and Delhi-Jamnagar routes.

The airline, which currently has two 50-seater ERJ145 aircraft in its fleet, will be inducting three more such planes by the end of 2019-20, he informed PTI.

Currently, Star Air will be operating flights on the Hubballi-Delhi route on Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Asked about the load factor for Wednesday's inaugural flight, Tiwana said, "We are completely sold out for the inaugural flight -- both incoming and outbound -- and it is the same for the flight on Thursday."