Deccan 360
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Cargo airline |
| Founded | 2009 |
| Founder | Captain G. R. Gopinath |
| Defunct | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Bangalore , India |
Area served | India, Hong Kong, Dubai |
| Products | Cargo air transport services |
Deccan 360, which operated under the name Deccan Cargo & Express Logistics, was a cargo airline headquartered in Bangalore, India.
History
Operations for Deccan 360 commenced in November 2009. The airline was established by Captain G. R. Gopinath, who previously owned Air Deccan before selling it to Kingfisher Airlines. At launch, the fleet consisted of three Airbus A310 and five ATR cargo aircraft. Persistent maintenance challenges with the Airbus fleet resulted in frequent aircraft groundings. Consequently, Deccan returned these aircraft to their lessors and halted its services in May 2011.
The company, rebranded as Deccan Cargo and Express Logistics Pvt. Ltd. (DCEL) during 2007–2008, was directed to cease operations by the Karnataka High Court following legal actions initiated by Dubai-based United Aviation Services (UAS) and M/s Patel Integrated Logistics (PIL) Pvt. Ltd., both seeking recovery of outstanding payments.
Destinations
Deccan 360's network included the following principal destinations:
- Hong Kong International Airport
- Ahmedabad – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport
- Bangalore – Bengaluru International Airport hub
- Chennai – Chennai International Airport
- Cochin – Cochin International Airport
- Trivandrum – Trivandrum International Airport
- Coimbatore – Coimbatore International Airport
- Delhi – Indira Gandhi International Airport
- Guwahati – Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
- Belgaum – Belgaum Airport
- Hubballi/Dharwad – Hubli Airport
- Kolkata – Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
- Mumbai – Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
- Nagpur – Dr. Ambedkar International Airport
- Dubai – Dubai International Airport
Fleet
By December 2012, the Deccan 360 fleet included the following aircraft:
| Aircraft | In service | Orders | Capacity | Routes | Registration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATR 72-202F | 2 | 0 | Domestic | VT-DEA, VT-DEB | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | |||||