Turbo Aviation to launch low-cost airline, fly on Udan routes by mid-2020

The company has already signed a partnership deal with a UK business group for a $100-million funding support to speed up the launch process

Hyderabad-based Turbo Aviation has announced its plans to launch a new low-cost airline 'TrueStar' by mid 2020.

The company has signed a partnership deal with a UK business group for a 100-million pound funding support to speed up the launch process, according to Turbo Aviation's managing director V Umesh. Turbo Aviation has already been operating the commercial airliner 'True Jet' since 2015.

"We have great, influential partners now on board who will help us drive the high demand air-taxi market in India, by connecting new UDAN routes. We are looking to transform the connectivity in the North and Southern sector