The airline was started by Thakiyudeen Wahid, a Trivandrum-based businessman. Starting operations with three leased Boeing 737-200s, the airline gained from the extended Indian Airlines pilots strike in 1992.57 The then Minister of Civil Aviation Madhavrao Scindia58 granted it quick permission to bring in more aircrafts to counter the ongoing strike and to ensure future remedial backup. Two years later, in 1994, it was also granted scheduled operators’ status permit.
