Zoom Air - India's Newest Airline - To Begin Operations Soon: 5 Things To Know

Zoom Air, India's newest full-service airline, is set to commence commercial operations from tomorrow, with a flight to Durgapur via Kolkata from New Delhi. Gurgaon-headquartered Zoom Air, which is promoted by Zexus Air Services, will become the 12th operational carrier in the domestic aviation market. Zoom Air's launch comes at a time when Indian aviation market is growing at a very strong pace. Passengers carried by domestic airlines in 2016 were close to 10 crore, a growth of over 23 per cent against 8.10 crore in 2015.

Here are a few things to know about Zoom Air:

1) Analysts say the entry of Zoom Air will intensify competition in the domestic aviation market, as it will compete with other domestic airlines Air India, Jet Airways, Vistara, IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir and AirAsia India. A search on Zoom Air's portal showed a one-way flight from Delhi to Kolkata in mid-March is priced at Rs. 2,850 (inclusive of base fare and fuel charge of Rs. 1,972).