MUMBAI: Nira Radia, promoter of Vaishanavi Corporate Communications, has announced the launch of a scheduled domestic carrier in India. Newly floated company Magic Airlines Pvt. Ltd has filed an application with the Ministry of Civil Aviation for obtaining a ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) to operate ‘magicair’.
 
 
According to an official release the proposition is for a no-frills domestic airline that will commence operations by the winter of 2005 and promises to provide domestic travelers with value offering of world-class standards.

 
 
Once magicair does take off it will have already flying no frills carrier Deccan Air as its main competitor.
Starting operations with 10 aircraft in the first year, magicair will have a pan-India presence, connecting all major metros and mini metros and key holiday destinations.

 
 
Nira Radia is a seasoned professional in the aviation industry. The management team at ‘magicair’ comprises of some of the most experienced and recognized names in the airline industry. The team includes:

- Capt. Roland Thomas: VP - Flight Operations

- Murugesu Samynathan: VP – Commercial

- Subramaniam Munusamy: VP – Finance

- Rajiv Mohan: Director - Corporate Affairs

- Sani Bin Abdullah: VP – Engineering & Project Coordinator

- Suppiah Subramaniam: Financial Advisor.