INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The daily direct flights introduced by the airline, will operate with effect from January 6, 2019.Budget carrier SpiceJet announced the
addition of Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) to its network as its 50th domestic destination with introduction of new flights from the city
The daily direct flights introduced by the airline, will operate on Bhopal-Jaipur, Bhopal-Ahmedabad, Bhopal-Hyderabad, and Bhopal-Shirdi
routes, with effect from January 6, 2019, the Gurugram-based airline mentioned on its official website- spicejet.com
SpiceJet's announcement comes amid high competition in the country's civil aviation sector, boosted by robust growth in passenger traffic
registered over past few months.SpiceJet will also operate direct flight services on the routes of Shirdi-Bengaluru, Shirdi-Jaipur,
Shirdi-Bhopal and Shirdi-Ahmedabad and will also add additional frequency on the Shirdi-Hyderabad route, with effect from January 6,
Hyderabad-Bhopal, and Shirdi-Jaipur routes have been specifically designed for business travelers, facilitating a same day return journey,"
SpiceJet said in a statement
"Deploying Bombardier Q400 aircraft on these routes, SpiceJet aims to further strengthen its network between metros and small towns," the
airline added.In a separate announcement, SpiceJet announced the introduction of daily flights on Hyderabad-Kolkata, Hyderabad-Pune and
Hyderabad-Coimbatore routes, starting from January 1, 2019
SpiceJet will also launch six new direct flights on the Kochi-Bengaluru and Bengaluru-Port Blair routes including an additional frequency
between Bengaluru-Bagdogra routes
These new flights are scheduled to be introduced between January 5 and February 28Meanwhile, rival carrier IndiGo announced the addition of
Kannur (Kerala) to its network as its 67th destination
The airline will operate daily non-stop flights connecting Kannur with Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai and Hubli, with effect from January 25,
2019 at a starting all-inclusive price of Rs
