Religare Voyages is tying up with various hospitals to launch ambulance services in India, South and Southeast Asian countries

Religare Voyages Ltd, which is in the air-charter business, will soon launch an air ambulance service, its chief executive and managing director Sanjay Godhwani said on Thursday, reports PTI.

"We are tying up with various hospitals to launch ambulance services in India, South and Southeast Asian countries," Mr Godhwani told reporters.

Replying to a question, Mr Godhwani said that the company would not rule out the possibility of launching a scheduled airline service.

"We have long-term plans to establish air services and I don't rule out the possibility of launching scheduled airlines," Mr Godhwani said, adding that his company would look at acquisitions to support growth plans.

The company displayed its newly-acquired Falcon 7X at the Aviation India-2010, organised jointly by the civil aviation ministry and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at Begumpet Airport at Hyderabad.

At present, the company has a fleet of 11 aircraft and one helicopter.

Religare Aviation Academy will soon launch a pilot-training course. Currently, the institute offers cabin crew training approved by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the company said.