Where most airlines are unenthusiastic about the Centre’s ambitions of putting the hinterlands on the aviation map, a four-year-old start-up airline Star Air is not only expanding its fleet but is offering business class on the non-lucrative routes.
Promoted by the diversified Sanjay Ghodawat group, the airline has made the most of the government’s regional connectivity scheme (RCS) that incentivises carriers to boost air connectivity to areas lacking it.
In a market dominated by large Airbus and Boeing jets, the Bengaluru-based company is the only airline in India to use Embraer aircraft, which are less than half the size of the most popular jetliners.
