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Crescent Air Cargo

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Indian cargo airline

Crescent Air Cargo was an all-cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Its main base was Chennai International Airport.2 It ceased to exist in 2006.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded1

Crescent Air Cargo was an all-cargo airline based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Its main base was Chennai International Airport.2

The story

Crescent Air Cargo was incorporated as a Private Limited Company in January 2002, with its registered office at Chennai, though flight operations only began in 2004. In 2006, the airline was shut down again.

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Products and brands

Destinations

Crescent Air Cargo operated freight services to the following domestic and international destinations:

India

Hyderabad - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport

Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport

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Bengaluru - Bengaluru International Airport

Mumbai - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

Visakhapatnam - Visakhapatnam Airport

Chennai - Chennai International Airport - base

Maldives

Malé - Malé International Airport

Sri Lanka

Colombo - Bandaranaike International Airport

Fleet

The Crescent Air Cargo fleet consisted of three Fokker 50 turboprop aircraft (in cargo configuration).

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Timeline

  1. 2006Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2004Founded Founded1

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