India Express is set to be shifted from
Mumbai to Kerala, with the Chairman
and Managing Director of Air India,
Arvind Jadhav, issuing the order.
A press release from the airline on Thursday said the headquarters of Air
India Charters Ltd., the wholly owned
subsidiary of the national carrier that
operates the no-frills Air India Express
flights, would be shifted to Kerala in
pursuance of a decision taken at its board meeting on October 8. While the
operational and administrative offices
would be in Kochi, the engineering
hub would be in
Thiruvananthapuram.
The airline officials said the move to Kochi was expected to begin by
January 15, while the engineering hub
would be shifted when the
maintenance hangar became
operational in the State capital.
For Air India Express, Kerala is an important market in terms of capacity
and air-connectivity. Seventeen of its
21 Boeing 737-800 aircraft operate
out of the three airports in the State.
The shift will help release spare aircraft
fast if any flights encounter snags. The company is now renovating its
office on Durbar Hall Road here to seat
nearly 50 employees to be transferred
from Mumbai. In the State capital, 200
employees will have to be
accommodated.
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