Air India Express is a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India and it launched operations in April 2005. It operates as a low-cost airline and is headquartered in Kochi, Kerala. It operates scheduled international flights from its main operations site in Cochin International Airport (COK) to the Arabian Gulf region and Southeast Asia. Besides, Air India Express has secondary hubs in Trivandrum International Airport (TRV) and Calicut International Airport (CCJ) and it operates domestic flights to Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra. Air India Express operates about 550 flights a week to 30 destinations including the Middle East and Southeast Asia and over 500 services a week to the Arabian Gulf.
Air India Express is a low-cost carrier and it offers all-economy seats.