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GURGAON, January 31, 2017: : It was a clean sweep for India’s favourite
airline – SpiceJet at the Asia One Awards, Singapore – as it walked away with top
recognition in three prime categories. The airline which has been trending all through
2016 with multiple awards and accolades was adorned ‘Asia’s Greatest Brands – 2016’ by
the Asia One Board. The selection process was supervised by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Mr. Ajay Singh, who has scripted the most
remarkable turnaround story of recent times, was honored with the title of the ‘Global
Asian of the year’ while Chief Financial Officer Mr. Kiran Koteshwar won the award for
‘Asia’s Greatest CFO 2016’.
“This is a most exciting time for SpiceJet and it gives us immense pleasure to witness
the continued momentum in our performance. The awards are a source of huge
encouragement as it recognizes the transformation of our business while reiterating the
best-in-class experience being delivered through path-breaking products and customised
services. 2016 was eventful and we look forward to a bigger and bolder 2017,” said
Mr. Ajay Singh – CMD, SpiceJet.
The year 2016 witnessed SpiceJet standing invincibly tall on the operational charts by
recording the highest passenger load factor of over 90%, every month, for 21 months in
a row, since April 2015 – a feat un-paralleled in India’s aviation history and has also
been registering industry leading performance on important metrics such as ‘On Time
Performance’ and ‘Flight Cancellations’. The company has been churning profits for
seven consecutive quarters.
2016 also perched SpiceJet high on the global pedestal, with the brand having received
multiple honours and recognitions. Conceded as the most innovative airline of the
country, SpiceJet in a first-of-its-kind initiatives launched smart check-in facility
using BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy) and NFC (Near Field Communication) technologies which
won it international recognition by Future Travel Experience global awards in Las Vegas
with the ‘Best Check- in Initiative’ award.
‘World Travel Leaders Award’ at the WTM London, ‘Best Employee Engagement’ at the 4th
DMA, Best Transportation brand and Best Airline Brand in India by Brand Trust Report
are some of the other industry marquee recognitions received by the airline.
His Excellency Zenon Kosiniak-Kamysz – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in
Singapore, Republic of Poland, His Excellency Guillaume Kavaruganda – High Commissioner
in Singapore, Republic of Rwanda, His Excellency James Sinclair Manley – Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Singapore, Republic of Chile, His Excellency
Zakariya Hamed Hilal Al-Saadi – Consul-General to Singapore, Sultanate of Oman, His
Excellency Dr Istvan Szerdahelyi – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in
Singapore, Hungary, His Excellency Abdulla Ibrahim Abdulrahman S. Al-Hamar – Ambassador
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Singapore, State of Qatar were some of the key
dignitaries who graced the event.
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