Airline Name
Air Sahara (2000-2007)
IATA: S2 / ICAO: RSH / Callsign: SAHARA
Country of Origin
Aircraft Types Used (from those available in WoA)
CRJ2 (CRJ-200ER) - Registration: VT-SAS - Operated: 7
B733 (Boeing 737-36Q) - Registration: VT-SJD - Operated: 4
B734 (Boeing 737-4Q8) - Registration: VT-SJB - Operated: 7
B737 (Boeing 737-7Q8) - Registration: VT-SJE - Operated: 9
B738(Boeing 737-8Q8) - Registration: VT-SJG - Operated: 7
Wingless Variant also available - Registration: VT-SIJ
B763 (Boeing767-322/ER) - Registration: VT-SDL - Operated: 1
Why should this airline be added?
This airline should be considered in the game, as Air Sahara was an Indian airline founded in 2000, after the rebranding of the airline from Sahara Airlines. The airline operated domestic and international routes with flights to Colombo, later expanding the routes to London, Singapore, the Maldives & Kathmandu with aircraft consisting primarily of the B737 family, whilst also including CRJ2s & B763s. The airline also planned to serve Guangzhou, which would be a first for the nation to operate routes to China, but this did not materialize. Air Sahara ceased operations in 2007 following its share of the domestic Indian air transport market going down from 11% in 2006 to 8.5% in 2007, which led to the buyout by Jet Airways, which rebranded the airline as JetLite. This would be a local/regional contract for CNN and an international contract or an event livery.