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Air India (Hindi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindi_language): एअर इंडिया) is the largest international (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International) airline (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline) in India and the national flag carrier (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_carrier) of India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services.
It is one of the two state-owned airlines in the country, the other being Indian Airlines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines). Its main bases are Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_International_Airport), Mumbai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai) and Indira Gandhi International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport), New Delhi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi) with hubs at Chennai International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_International_Airport).
The airline connects 95 destinations around the world, including 12 gateways in India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) with Air India Express (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Express), which is a fully-owned subsidiary of Air India.
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It is one of the two state-owned airlines in the country, the other being Indian Airlines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Airlines). Its main bases are Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chhatrapati_Shivaji_International_Airport), Mumbai (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbai) and Indira Gandhi International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_International_Airport), New Delhi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Delhi) with hubs at Chennai International Airport (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chennai_International_Airport).
The airline connects 95 destinations around the world, including 12 gateways in India (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India) with Air India Express (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_India_Express), which is a fully-owned subsidiary of Air India.
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