SpiceJet on
Friday launched flight from Kochi connecting Maldivian capital city Male. The
airline will also be connecting Kochi with Dubai from the second week of
December.
Addressing a press conference here, Harish Kutty, chief
commercial officer, said the company would soon launch overseas services from
cities like Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode as overseas travel flow,
especially to the Gulfroutes, was on the
increase. It also planned to operate more services connecting Tier II and III
cities. The company had acquired 12 Bombardier Q400 aircraft for enhancing connectivity to
these cities.
He
said there would be daily direct flight from Kochi to Male and Dubai and
inaugural ticket fares are as low as Rs 4,999.
This
is the first international launch of SpiceJet on any international route from
Kerala. At present it operates international flights from Delhi, Mumbai,
Chennai and Madurai.
The
airline has deployed Bombardier Q400 aircraft on the Kochi-Male route. The aircraft
can accommodate 78 passengers. The airline's Kochi – Dubai and Ahmedabad -
Dubai route will deploy Boeing 737 -800, which have a capacity of 189.
Under
the network expansion plan, SpiceJet will also be launching daily direct flight
to Dubai from Ahmedabad from December 19.
With
these new routes, the total number of international destinations on SpiceJet
network would increase to five. At present SpiceJet flies to Kathmandu,
Colombo, Kabul, and Dubai.
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