Shankh Air, Uttar Pradesh’s pioneering full-service carrier, is poised to reshape regional aviation with its planned launch in the next few months. The Lucknow-headquartered airline has applied for its DGCA permit and aims to deploy a fleet of Airbus A320s to establish six initial routes from Lucknow. By targeting underserved cities such as Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Ayodhya, Chitrakoot, Indore and Dehradun, the airline aligns with the UDAN initiative and state development goals.