SpiceJet weighs hub in New Delhi

New Delhi: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet plans to use the city as a hub for flights to Southeast Asia and China.
It also plans to use Kochi as a hub for Gulf flights.
The Kansagra family-owned airline expects an exponential rise in traffic to Southeast Asia and China from the city.
Another airline which can join the race to fly abroad if the experience criteria is reduced to three years is Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher. The airline aims to fly to Europe, the US and the east Asian countries.
Singh said SpiceJet was among the few low-cost carriers that have the capability to fly abroad.
SpiceJet’s plan is to cover cities within a flying radius of 4-5 hours, using its fleet of Boeing 737 800s. The airline, which has 15 Boeing aircraft, plans to add another 10 planes. This will fulfill the the fleet-size criterion for flying abroad. By the end of 2009, SpiceJet is eyeing a fleet of 35 aircraft.
16/09/07 Jayanta Roy Chowdhury/The Telegraph

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