Airline Allied Services Limited, operating as Alliance Air (formerly Air India Regional) commenced service operations on 15-Apr-1996, delivering flights to Tier-2 and Tier-3 destinations from base stations at Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad & Bhopal. Alliance Air also provides chartered services to International destinations through its hubs. Alliance Air was the launch carrier of India's Regional Connectivity Scheme, also known as Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik, with the commencement of Shimla-Delhi service on 27-Apr-2017. Alliance Air was previously a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India. In Apr-2022, Alliance Air stated the carrier will "no longer be part of Air India after its disinvestment, and will run as an independent Business Unit under the Government of India".