SpiceJet to Add 6 Planes in a Month, Launch 41 More Daily Flights

NEW DELHI: Setting out an aggressive growth path for itself, low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it will add six additional aircraft to its fleet over the next month.

With this increase in fleet, SpiceJet will be able to augment its winter schedule by operating 291 daily flights (up from current 250), add 10 new sectors and 30 new frequencies and 22 connecting flights.

Among the newly added sectors, those effective from October 25, are Ahmedabad-Goa, Mumbai-Varanasi, and Varanasi-Hyderabad while the flights for Khozhikode-Dubai and Amritsar-Dubai routes are set to commence operations from November 15.

The airline has reinforced its frequencies on multiple routes such as Mumbai-Chennai, Delhi-Chennai, Goa-Mumbai, Delhi-Kolkata, Kolkata-Agartala, Mumbai-Kochi, Hyderabad-Mumbai, and Chennai-Madurai. New onward connections added to the existing network include Pune-Srinagar, Delhi-Madurai, Mumbai-Madurai and Ahmedabad-Coimbatore.

The network expansion programme gives special attention to the tier II and tier III cities. Varanasi gets a new connection to Hyderabad and Mumbai and connecting flight to Coimbatore and Bengaluru, while Agartala gets increased flights to Kolkata and via connections to Delhi and Chennai.

Describing its six more planes in 30 days as "a first of its kind initiative in the history of Indian aviation", a statement by the airline said: "The induction of the new planes is a part of SpiceJet's comprehensive plan of operating an enhanced flight schedule to meet the winter demand while offering travellers more convenience and a great choice of flight options."

SpiceJet senior VP Shilpa Bhatia said: "We have been speedily moving on the growth path by consistently adding new flights to enhance our overall network. With the new network schedule we are offering better timings, increased frequencies. With this enhancement we have significantly growing our capacity by 16%. Our new winter flight schedule adds considerable depth to our existing operations to cater to the peak demand while enhancing connectivity and boosting customer value."
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