28°27′30.8″N 77°2′3.9″E / 28.458556°N 77.034417°E / 28.458556; 77.034417

MDLR Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign 9H MDL MDLR
Founded	2007
Commenced operations	14 March 2007
Ceased operations	5 November 2009
Hubs	Delhi
Secondary hubs	Ranchi
Frequent-flyer program	MDLR One
Fleet size	3
Destinations	6
Parent company	MDLR GROUP
Headquarters	Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Key people	Gopal Goyal (Chairman)
Website	www.mdlrairlines.in (defunct)

MDLR Airlines was an airline based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It operated scheduled domestic services. It suspended its operations from 5 November 2009.^[1]

History

The airline started operations on 14 March 2007, was wholly owned by Murli Dhar Lakh Ram (MDLR) Group, and had around 250 employees by September 2008.^[1] The group originated in Sirsa, Haryana in northern India. It was started by Gopal Kanda, a local politician. The airline was started in the middle of a major growth period for Indian aviation but was launched just as oil prices were climbing. It tried the full-service model promising its passengers 'pure vegetarian food', but missed lease payments to BAe for their Avro RJ70 aircraft.^{[citation needed]}

Destinations

MDLR Airlines operated scheduled services to the following domestic destinations^[2] (as of April 2009):^[1]

India

Fleet

The MDLR Airlines fleet included the following aircraft (at September 2008):^[3]