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Gurgaon, 5 January, 2016: SpiceJet, India’s favourite budget airline,
has increased frequencies in existing sectors and upgraded seat capacity on various
routes across its domestic and international network to service additional demand from
growing markets.
SpiceJet will operate a renewed winter schedule adding 10 new daily frequencies on its
domestic network encompassing some very popular routes such as Chennai-Kochi (fourth
direct flight added), Bangalore-Vijayawada (second direct flight added) Kochi-Chennai
(fourth direct flight added) and Hyderabad-Vijayawada (second direct flight added)
among others.
On its international network, the airline will be reinforcing its frequencies on the
Delhi-Kabul route by increasing its operations from three days a week to five days a
week. The enhanced flight schedule for this route would be effective from 08 February,
2016.
The airline has also increased seating capacity on select domestic routes by undertaking
aircraft upgradation from Bombardier Q400 which has a seating capacity of 78 seats to
Boeing 737 which can accommodate 186 passengers. This upgradation would be operational
for 6 days a week on routes such as Delhi-Varanasi and Delhi-Dehradun among others.
Shilpa Bhatia, Sr. VP, Commercial, SpiceJet, said, “We are always
looking at ways to improve our network capacity so that we can continue to offer the
best possible services to our customers while providing them with more flexibility. Our
current enhanced schedule comes in time to add considerable depth to our existing
network, thereby helping us better serve the increased demand in growing markets.”
*See below for complete list of new connections now open for sale
Complete list of new connections opened:
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| New Direct Flights |
| Eff. Dates |
Flight No. |
Origin |
Destination |
Departure |
Frequency |
Days of Operation |
| 26Dec'15 |
SG 9251 |
Hyderabad |
Chennai |
7:00 |
3rd Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 26Dec'15 |
SG 9253 |
Hyderabad |
Chennai |
17:55 |
4th Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 26Dec'15 |
SG 9252 |
Chennai |
Hyderabad |
14:50 |
3rd Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 26Dec'15 |
SG 9254 |
Chennai |
Hyderabad |
19:35 |
4th Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 26Dec'15 |
SG 9259 |
Chennai |
Kochi |
9:05 |
4th Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 26Dec'15 |
SG 9258 |
Kochi |
Chennai |
12:30 |
4th Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 01Jan'16 |
SG 3309 |
Bengaluru |
Vijayawada |
18:30 |
2nd Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 01Jan'16 |
SG 3310 |
Vijayawada |
Bengaluru |
20:05 |
2nd Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 02Jan'16 |
SG 1007 |
Hyderabad |
Vijayawada |
16:45 |
2nd Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
| 02Jan'16 |
SG 1008 |
Vijayawada |
Hyderabad |
18:05 |
2nd Direct Flight |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat & Sun |
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| Operations Increased from 3 Days to 5 Days a week |
| Eff. Dates |
Flight No. |
Origin |
Destination |
Departure |
Current Days of Operation |
Operations Increased |
| 08Feb'16 |
SG 21 |
Delhi |
Kabul |
8:15 |
Tue, Wed & Sat |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, & Sat |
| 08Feb'16 |
SG 22 |
Kabul |
Delhi |
10:50 |
Tue, Wed & Sat |
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, & Sat |
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About SpiceJet Ltd:
SpiceJet is India’s #2 budget airline that has made flying more affordable for more
Indians than ever before. SpiceJet operates 293 daily flights to 40 destinations,
including 34 domestic and 6 international ones.
SpiceJet connects its network with a fleet of 25 Boeing 737NG and 2 Airbus A320 family
aircraft along with 14 Bombardier Q-400s. The majority of SpiceJet’s fleet offers
SpiceMAX, the most spacious economy class seating in India and perhaps the
world, as an additional fee option.
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