Air Costa

IATA	ICAO	Callsign
LB	LEP	LECOSTA

Commenced operations

15 October 2013

Ceased operations

28 February 2017 (suspended)

Operating bases

Chennai International Airport

Fleet size

Destinations

Company slogan

Happy Flying!

Parent company

LEPL Group

Headquarters

Vijayawada, India

Key people

Ramesh Lingamaneni Chairman
LVS Rajasekhar MD
Vivek Choudhary CEO

Employees

800

Website

www.aircosta.in(now defunct)

Air Costa was an Indian regional airline headquartered in Vijayawada and based out of Chennai Airport. It was owned by Indian business company LEPL Group. The airline commenced operations as a regional airline in October 2013 using two Embraer E-170 aircraft with the first flight taking off from Chennai on 16 October 2013. The airline got a permit for pan India operations in October 2016. The airline focused on connectivity between tier II and tier III cities in the country and invested ₹600 crore (US$93 million) as of 2015. Air Costa operated 32 daily flights to nine destinations from its focus cities Chennai and Vijayawada as of 2015. The airline had a maintenance center in Chennai. On 28 February 2017, it suspended operations until further notice.

Air Costa was owned by Indian business company LEPL Group. The airline received a No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Ministry of Civil Aviation in February 2012. The airline initially planned to start operations with a fleet of Q400 aircraft but later announced its decision to acquire Embraer Jets at the Paris Air Show in June 2013. Air Costa received its Air Operators’ Permit (AOP) from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in September 2013.

The airline commenced operations as a regional airline in October 2013 using two Embraer E-170 aircraft with the first flight taking off from its hub at Chennai on 16 October 2013. The airline focuses on connectivity between tier II and tier III cities in the country and has invested ₹600 crore (US$93 million) as of 2015.

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