Low-cost carrier SpiceJet said it has implemented a 10-30% pay cut for all its top- and mid-level employees with effect from March to cope with the situation arising from the spread of Coronavirus. “In its bid to tide over the unprecedented crisis thrust by the COVID-19 pandemic, SpiceJet today announced a company-wide pay cut for […]
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 […]
L&T Technology Services, which provides outsourced engineering services, said it has won a contract from aircraft maker Airbus India to manage their Avionics Software Development, V&V (Validation & Verification) and Data Analytics. The size and duration of the deal have not been disclosed. L&T Technology Services Limited (LTTS) is a listed subsidiary of construction major […]
A day after announcing international flight tickets starting at Rs 3,999, SpiceJet has announced a similar sale for the domestic market, with fares starting at Rs 1,299, including all levies. The four-day sale launched today will be open till midnight, August 30th, 2019. The travel period covered in this sale is till 31st March, 2020 […]
SpiceJet, India’s most aggressive low-cost airline, has announced cheap tickets for international flights from Aug 30 to Mar 31. The all-inclusive one-way fares include Rs. 3999 for popular destinations such as Colombo from Chennai and Dhaka from Kolkata and Guwahati. Tickets from Kochi to Male are available for Rs 4299, Bangkok-Kolkata for Rs 4699, Dubai-Mumbai […]
Ajay Singh, Chairman of Spicejet and the man who came up with the slogan ‘Abki Bar Modi Sarkar’, today blasted the government’s approach towards the aviation sector. Speaking at the 12th International Conference-cum-Awards on Civil Aviation & Cargo by FICCI, Singh was unsparing in his criticism of government’s taxation policy towards his industry. “There is […]
Air India Express, the no frills airline that is part of the Air India family, was the only one to make money in the financial year gone by, while others lost between 3 paise to 2.88 rupees for every kilometer that their passengers traveled during the year. As expected, the biggest loser among the big […]
The Uttar Pradesh government has awarded compensation of Rs 951.44 cr for the acquisition of 1,238 hectares required for the construction of the new NOIDA airport at Jewar on the outskirts of Delhi, Union Civil Aviation Ministry said. The land for which compensation has been declared comes to 99.8% of the private land that has […]
The civil aviation ministry said airfare levels in India have largely returned to normal, after a spike seen immediately after the shut down of operations of Jet Airways in April. The ministry also said that no airline was observed to have charged outside the declared fare brackets in the aftermath of the closure of operations […]
SpiceJet said it will start a daily, non-stop flight between Mumbai and Hong Kong on July 31, the first by an Indian airline. It already operates a similar flight from Delhi. SpiceJet will deploy its 168-seater Boeing 737-800 aircraft on the sector. “The flight is timed perfectly for business and leisure travellers alike with a […]
SpiceJet, the fastest growing airline in India, said 93.9% of its available seats for the month of May were filled, marking a record 50 months in a row when the company has topped the occupancy chart in India. “This is a feat unparalleled in global aviation industry and a huge milestone for SpiceJet,” said Shilpa […]
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 […]
SpiceJet announced yet another batch of new flights, emerging as by far the most aggressive airline in the wake of the demise of Jet Airways. This time, it announced 19 new flights, taking the total to 65 new flights announced in the last one month alone. The new flights announced today all connect Mumbai with […]
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 […]
Days after it announced its intention to add new aircraft to its fleet, SpiceJet said it would add 24 new flights over hte next 7-15 days. Of these, 16 will connect Mumbai, four will connect Delhi while the rest will connect the two metros with each other. The new flights from Mumbai are to Jaipur, […]
SpiceJet, one of India’s top airlines, said it will add 16 Boeing 737-800 NG aircraft to its fleet over the next ten days, even as rival Jet Airways has reportedly ground about 70 aircraft due to financial troubles. Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet indicated his company would add more. “This is the first […]
India’s most aggressive low-cost carrier, Spicejet, said it has cancelled 14 flights today due to the grounding of multiple Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The grounding is the result of a regulatory directive, which was prompted by an accident with an Ethiopian Airlines plane last week, the second Boeing 737 MAX to fall out of the […]
Air travelers in India will soon be able to enjoy Internet like they do on the ground, after Tatanet Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of NELCO Limited, won an in-flight, maritime connectivity licence from Department of Telecommunications. “The IFMC license will make it possible to have uninterrupted access to voice, data and video services while […]
India’s most aggressive low-cost airline SpiceJet announced new flights connecting Hyderabad to Colombo, Chennai with Patna and Surat, as well as six new flights under the UDAN scheme. It has introduced direct flights on the Hyderabad-Colombo-Hyderabad route with effect from April 15. SpiceJet is the first Indian budget carrier to service the route and will […]
SpiceJet, the most aggressive of India’s low-cost carriers, launched 10 new flights under the government-supported UDAN scheme, including eight to Gwalior and four connecting Bhopal. Gwalior will be SpiceJet’s 52nd domestic destination. The move will make the airline the only one to offer daily direct flights on several sectors, such as Gwalior-Hyderabad, Gwalior-Jammu, Gwalior-Bengaluru and Gwalior-Kolkata. […]
