Air Carnival
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| Founded | 2013 | ||||||
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| Commenced operations | 18 July 2016 | ||||||
| Ceased operations | 6 April 2017 | ||||||
| Operating bases | Coimbatore International Airport | ||||||
| Hubs | Chennai International Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 1 (March 2017) | ||||||
| Destinations | 4 (March 2017) | ||||||
| Headquarters | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India | ||||||
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| Website | aircarnival | ||||||
Air Carnival was an Indian regional airline based at Coimbatore International Airport with a hub at Chennai International Airport. Air Carnival was promoted by the Coimbatore Marine College (CMC) Group. It was founded in 2013 as a charter airline but transitioned to scheduled operations within South India, which were launched in July 2016.
The airline ceased operations on 6 April 2017. The Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation suspended its air operator's permit in June 2017. In November 2017, the Chennai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) ordered the corporate insolvency resolution process against the airline and ordered liquidation of the company in January 2019.