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GURUGRAM, June 19 2018: SpiceJet, the country’s favourite carrier, today announced the launch of 14 new domestic flights. Reiterating its commitment for direct connectivity and on-boarding non-metros and smaller cities onto the national aviation map, the airline has introduced a slew of new flights and frequencies effective 1st July.
Deploying a mix of its fleet of Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q-400 aircraft on the routes the airline will further strengthen its network across South and West India with these new flights.
Effective 1st July the airline is all set to introduce new direct flights on the Pune-Patna, Chennai-Rajahmundry, Hyderabad-Calicut and Bengaluru-Tuticorin sectors. Additionally SpiceJet will also enhance its operations on the Delhi-Patna (second frequency), Bengaluru-Rajahmundry (second frequency) and Mumbai-Bengaluru (fifth frequency) sectors with non-stop additional frequencies.
Ms. Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Sales & Revenue Officer – SpiceJet, said, “We are rapidly expanding our fleet with new Boeing 737 aircraft and Q400 regional turboprops. This means addition of new routes and destinations for our customers with non-stop flights. Reiterating SpiceJet’s commitment to ‘direct connectivity’ the new flights will offer great synergies for travel from non-metros and small cities to a host of destinations on the domestic and international network via multiple onward connections.”
The new flights introduced on the Delhi-Patna, Mumbai-Bengaluru, and Chennai-Rajahmundry sectors will be operational daily. Whereas the frequencies introduced on the Hyderabad-Calicut, Bengaluru-Tuticorin and Bengaluru-Rajahmundry routes will be operational on all days except Tuesdays. Patna-Pune will be operational on all days except Saturday.
The airline has been pitching for more flights to non- metros and smaller cities from major airports in the country. With the new flights, passengers from the relatively small towns like Rajahmundry, Patna, Tuticorin and Calicut can now also easily travel to a host of other cities both on SpiceJet’s domestic as well as international network via multiple onward connections from key metros like Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Bookings for tickets are now open on www.spicejet.com, SpiceJet’s mobile app and through online travel portals and travel agents.
Flight Schedule:
| Flight No. | Origin | Destination | Departure | Arrival | Frequency | Aircraft Type |
| SG 8144 | Delhi | Patna | 14:50 | 16:30 | Daily | Boeing 737 |
| SG 8145 | Patna | Delhi | 17:05 | 18:45 | Daily | Boeing 737 |
| SG 479 | Mumbai | Bangalore | 8:50 | 10:30 | Daily | Boeing 737 |
| SG 480 | Bangalore | Mumbai | 11:05 | 12:45 | Daily | Boeing 737 |
| SG 376 | Patna | Pune | 9:55 | 12:25 | Day- 1,2,3,4,5 & 7 | Boeing 737 |
| SG 375 | Pune | Patna | 13:10 | 15:40 | Day- 1,2,3,4,5 & 7 | Boeing 737 |
| SG 3713 | Chennai | Rajahmundry | 9:15 | 10:40 | Daily | Q 400 |
| SG 3714 | Rajahmundry | Chennai | 11:00 | 12:20 | Daily | Q 400 |
| SG 1215 | Hyderabad | Calicut | 11:00 | 12:45 | Day- 1,3,4,5,6 & 7 | Q 400 |
| SG 1216 | Calicut | Hyderabad | 13:05 | 14:50 | Day- 1,3,4,5,6 & 7 | Q 400 |
| SG 3467 | Bangalore | Tuticorin | 14:15 | 15:30 | Day- 1,3,4,5,6 & 7 | Q400 |
| SG 3468 | Tuticorin | Bangalore | 16:00 | 17:15 | Day- 1,3,4,5,6 & 7 | Q400 |
| SG 3465 | Bangalore | Rajahmundry | 9:30 | 11:10 | Day- 1,3,4,5,6 & 7 | Q 400 |
| SG 3466 | Rajahmundry | Bangalore | 11:30 | 13:05 | Day- 1,3,4,5,6 & 7 | Q 400 |
(*1- Monday, 2- Tuesday, 3- Wednesday, 4- Thursday, 5- Friday, 6- Saturday, 7- Sunday)
About SpiceJet Ltd
SpiceJet is India’s favourite airline that has made flying affordable for more Indians than ever before. SpiceJet operates 412 average daily flights to 55 destinations, including 48 domestic and 7 international ones. The airline connects its network with a fleet of 37 Boeing 737NG and 22 Bombardier Q-400s. The majority of the airline’s fleet offers SpiceMax, the most spacious economy class seating in India.
SpiceJet’s standing as the country’s favourite airline has been further reinforced by the multiple awards and recognitions received by the airline which includes, ‘BML Munjal Awards 2018’ for ‘Business Excellence through Learning and Development’, ‘Best Domestic Airline’ Award at Wings India 2018, ‘EY Entrepreneur of the year 2017 for Business Transformation’ by Ernst & Young, The CAPA Chairman’s Order of Merit for fastest turnaround in FY 2016, ‘Asia’s Greatest Brands – 2016’, ‘Global Asian of the Year Award’ & ‘Asia’s Greatest CFO 2016’ at the AsiaOne Awards held in Singapore, ‘World Travel Leaders Award’ at WTM London, ‘Best Check- in Initiative’ award by Future Travel Experience global awards in Las Vegas, ‘Best Domestic Airline’ award at the 10th ASSOCHAM International Conference & Awards (Civil Aviation & Tourism).
