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August 23rd, 2019 3:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet To Shift Operations To Terminal 2 At Mumbai Airport

India’s budget airline SpiceJet has announced that it will shift its Mumbai operations to Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport from October 1, 2019. “From October 1, SpiceJet’s entire operations at the Mumbai airport will be consolidated at T2. A single terminal operation would not just help us substantially cut down its costs but provide passengers with a seamless and smooth travel experience as they transit between domestic and... Read More

July 30th, 2019 2:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

Two Spicejet Pilots Lose Licenses For Runway Overshoot

After investigating a runway overshoot incident occurred in Mumbai airport earlier this month, the aviation regulatory authority the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) suspended the licenses of two SpiceJet pilots. The pilots -- Ajinkya Hanchate and Tushar Dasgupta – adopted a wrong approach in landing the flight, leading to instability of the plane. The approach ‘endangered the safety of the aircraft and the passengers on board’, according to DGCA... Read More

July 23rd, 2019 11:52 AM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet’s Direct Flights to New Delhi from Mangaluru to Resume from August 4

SpiceJet will resume its Mangaluru-Delhi direct flights from August 4, 2019. The flight will leave Mangaluru International Airport at 6.15 am and arrive in Delhi at 8.55 am. On its return journey, it will leave New Delhi at 8.30 pm and will arrive at 11.15 pm. Meanwhile, SpiceJet captured its highest domestic market share in five years at 15.6% this June. IndiGo continued to maintain its top market share by... Read More

July 17th, 2019 2:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Pakistan Reopens Airspace Saving the Operating Cost for Indian Domestic Carriers

In a relief to passengers travelling to the west, Pakistan has opened the airspace after 140 days. The re-opening drops the travel times and reduces the operating expenses for the airlines. It is worth noting that after the closure of the Pakistani airspace, the flights had to be diverted to a different route which was costing the airlines more fuel. Pakistan closed the airspace after India’s strike on Balakot terror... Read More

July 2nd, 2019 6:38 PM 0 COMMENTS

UDAN International Scheme Commences With SpiceJet’s New Guwahati-Dhaka Service

SpiceJet has commenced service between Guwahati and Dhaka under the International Air Connectivity Scheme (IACS) from 1 July 2019. The flight will depart Guwahati at 11.55 am, while it will leave Dhaka at 2.10 pm every day. The service between Guwahati-Dhaka is the first to fly under the UDAN International scheme. The promotional airfare for a one-way trip between Guwahati and Dhaka costs INR 3,355. The first flight between the... Read More

June 29th, 2019 3:58 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet and IndiGo Have the Maximum Number of Passengers Affected by Cancellation: Govt

In response to a question raised in the Parliament, the Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that SpiceJet has the highest number of passengers affected by flight cancellations between January to May 2019. An estimation of 70,060 passengers was affected due to cancellation of SpiceJet flights. The airline is said to have paid INR 1.27 crores as compensation to passengers in this regard. Following SpiceJet was IndiGo in the... Read More

May 21st, 2019 8:16 PM 0 COMMENTS

SpiceJet Mumbai-Jeddah Service to Start From July 5

SpiceJet will launch daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and Jeddah from July 5. The tickets are available from INR 12,399 inclusive of all charges for Mumbai-Jeddah trip and INR 15,399 (all inclusive) for Jeddah-Mumbai trip. “We are delighted to announce our new flight connecting Mumbai with Jeddah which will offer more convenience and flexibility to passengers travelling between the two cities for pilgrimage, business or leisure,” said Shilpa Bhatia, chief... Read More

March 13th, 2019 4:14 PM 0 COMMENTS

India bans Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft, SpiceJet cancels many services

After the recent Ethiopian crash that killed 157 passengers onboard, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has decided to ground the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in India. From 4 pm today (Wednesday), the country has put a strict ban on operating the plane and also has banned any overflying of it in the country’s airspace. “DGCA has decided to ground the Boeing 737-MAX planes immediately. These planes will be... Read More

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