▁the ▁air line ▁had ▁seven ▁aircraft ▁in ▁its ▁fleet ▁and ▁was ▁operating ▁the ▁Mad ras - ▁Del hi ▁flight ▁daily ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁daily ▁ ▁Hy der abad ▁- ▁Bomb ay ▁flight . ▁Between ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁the ▁air line ▁had ▁carried ▁more ▁than ▁Ele ven ▁thousand ▁passengers , ▁apart ▁from ▁ 5 1 ▁t onnes ▁of ▁fre ight , ▁and ▁almost ▁seven ▁t onnes ▁of ▁mail . ▁ ▁Post - An nex ation ▁After ▁Operation ▁Pol o ▁for ▁an nex ing ▁Hy der abad ▁State , ▁the ▁air line ▁ownership ▁changed ▁to ▁Government ▁of ▁India . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁Government ▁of ▁India ▁held ▁ 7 8 % ▁of ▁shares ▁of ▁De cc an ▁Air ways . ▁The ▁shares ▁were ▁acquired ▁from ▁the ▁Hy der abad ▁Government ▁& ▁N iz am ▁State ▁Rail ways . ▁ 1 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁shares ▁was ▁still ▁held ▁by ▁Tat as ▁& ▁ 9 % ▁by ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁ ▁National ization ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁De cc an ▁Air ways ▁Limited ▁along ▁with ▁seven ▁other ▁air lines ▁under ▁the ▁Air ▁Corpor ations ▁Act ▁were ▁merged ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁single ▁domestic ▁car rier , ▁Indian ▁Airlines . ▁After ▁this ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁De cc an ▁Air ways ▁res igned ▁its ▁associate ▁membership ▁of ▁I ATA . ▁ ▁Fle et ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁merged ▁with ▁Indian ▁Airlines ▁in ▁