The Kerala government has requested the central government to restart international flights to Dubai, keeping in mind the Dubai government’s decision to reopen the airport and the requirement of Indians to return to work. “We have requested that flights to Dubai be restarted, given that the authorities there have given permission for residents of Dubai […]
Kerala Government has made all institutional quarantine facilities chargeable for anyone admitted from today, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said today. In addition, heavy fines will be imposed on those who enter the state without a pass — in case of road travelers — and without pre-registration, incase of train and air travelers. Since people […]
Kerala will impose a 14-day quarantine on all air travelers except those who are coming for “one or two days” for “business requirements”, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. The statement brings some clarity on the question of what happens to quarantine rules when domestic air travel is restarted on Monday. “The same rules that apply […]
Ajay Singh, the entrepreneur who founded and currently heads budget airline SpiceJet, reassured investors and other stakeholders after his company’s stock fell 20% today as part of a broader market correction. Shares of SpiceJet were down Rs 12.05 at Rs 48.30 at close on the National Stock Exchange today. Shares of rival and market leader […]
SpiceJet, the fastest expanding airline in India, announced the launch of eight new international and domestic flights which will start from February 2020. Among the new routes is Ahmedabad-Jeddah, making the airline the first to do so. “Saudi Arabia’s commercial capital and a key transit point for thousands of Hajj pilgrims visiting Mecca and Medina,” […]
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet announced four new daily flights connecting Kerala capital Thiruvananthapuram with Male and Chennai, and announced promotional fares on the routes. Under the promotional scheme, the 12:30 PM Thiruvananthapuram-Male flight is priced at Rs 5,539 and the return flight, starting at 2:45 PM, is priced at Rs 7,091. Similarly, the flight to Chennai, […]
SpiceJet announced 20 new domestic flights flights today, taking the total flights launched since April to over 90. With this, SpiceJet has announced 106 new flights since April, including 73 that connect Mumbai, 16 connecting Delhi and 8 flights between Mumbai and Delhi. The new flights are effective from the last week of May. 18 […]
The National Stock Exchange on Wednesday sought a clarification from Jet Airways regarding reports that a British entrepreneur has expressed interest in acquiring it. The NSE has asked Jet Airways whether such negotiations were taking place and whether it was aware of any information that has not been informed to both NSE and BSE. This […]
Low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it will start new, daily flights from Hyderabad to Bangkok and Guwahati from Oct 10, becoming the first Indian airline to have a direct flight from Hyderabad to Bangkok, a popular holiday destination for Indians. Before this, people using Indian flights had to use a connecting flight from Delhi while traveling […]
SpiceJet, the most aggressive of India’s low-cost carriers, announced four new flights from Kanpur and Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. While the new flights connect Varanasi to Bangalore and Kolkata, Kanpur is being connected with Mumbai. With this, said SpiceJet, it will be the first and only airline to offer daily direct flights on the routes […]
SpiceJet said it would start six new daily direct flights on both domestic and international routes starting from 10th October 2018. These flights cover Hyderabad, Guwahati, Patna and Bangkok. There will be new daily flights from Hyderabad to Bangkok. The inaugural fare from Hyderabad to Bangkok will be Rs 9,999 and the return will be Rs 8,299. […]
SpiceJet, which had initially refused to shift its Delhi airport operations from Terminal 1 to Terminal 2, said it will shift 22 flights to T2 from 25 March. These are the flights to Cochin, Ahmedabad, Patna, Pune, Goa, Surat, and Gorakhpur. It said all the flights to and from T2 will have flight numbers starting […]
Jet Airways said it will challenge the order of the Competition Commission of India to impose a fine of Rs 39.81 cr for allegedly colluding with its rivals to fix air fares. In a statement on Wednesday, the Competition Commission said Jet Airways, SpiceJet and IndiGo engaged in “concerted action in fixing and revising Fuel […]
SpiceJet reported a 32% increase in its net profit to Rs 239.99 crore for the three months ended December from Rs 181.14 crore in the same quarter last year. The airline’s capacity grew by 14% during the same period. SpiceJet reported an operating revenue of Rs 2,081.95 crore in the quarter, up 27% on year. […]
SpiceJet announced 20 new non-stop flights on domestic routes starting from February 11, including 18 in South India. SpiceJet will use Bombardier Q400 aircraft on the new routes, except for the Chennai – Guwahati, which will see a Boeing 737. Out of the 18 flights, ten will be catering to the popular tourist destinations in […]
SpiceJet has unveiled a new sale, with ticket prices starting at Rs 888. The 4 day “Great Budget Sale’ will be open till midnight, 4th February, 2017 for travel from 19th February 2017 to 12th April 2017. The Rs 888 all inclusive fare is valid on routes like Chennai – Hyderabad, Chennai – Pune, Pune – […]
Low-cost carrier GoAir has launched a new promotion — Smart Student Fare– which offers discounts and extra baggage allowance for students. Students will get 5% discount on base fare and excess baggage allowance up to 25Kgs while travelling on GoAir carriers. The scheme is applicable only for students above the age of 12 years who […]
Jet Airways has launched a new online shopping platform which will reward its users with its air miles that can be redeemed for booking flights later. The first partner in the venture is Flipkart, which will provide the back-end support. Points are earned every time a customer shop on the platform. The JPMiles accumulated by […]
SpiceJet, India´s low-cost carrier will start its direct flight on Delhi – Jodhpur – Delhi sector from 30th October 2016 under its winter schedule. With introduction of this flight Jodhpur will be connected with Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata. The airways is already operating daily flights to Jaipur and Udaipur. Jodhpur is a popular […]
SpiceJet introduced new flights with focus on the north-eastern states. SpiceJet will deploy its propeller-driven Q400 small aircraft for the newly devised schedule. Starting 4th October, it will add new markets like – Silchar, Gorakhpur and Aizawl. The airline will operate new flights on sectors like Kolkata-Silchar-Guwahati; Kolkata-Aizawl-Guwahati and Kolkata-Gorakhpur-Delhi. Kolkata-Visakhapatnam-Kolkata flights are effective from […]
