SpiceJet mulls flight to Gulf, China; to deploy 10 aircrafts

New Delhi: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet is gearing up to fly overseas with possible flights to the Middle East, China and the SAARC region within the next three years.
"If the government relaxes the present rules then we would fly even earlier, otherwise we plan to fly overseas by June 2010," SpiceJet Executive Chairman Siddhanta Sharma told PTI.
As per the existing rules, a start-up airline has to complete five years of domestic operations to be able to fly abroad.
The airline is primarily looking to fly to those destinations which attract a lot of migrant population from India, such as the Middle East and the SAARC countries besides China, he added.
SpiceJet also plans to deploy a fleet of 10 aircrafts initially for global flights.
"We will initially deploy 10 aircrafts that will take care of our needs till 2013. After that we may expand depending on the projections we make," he said. It has already placed orders for the 10 airplanes.
27/02/08 PTI/Economic Times

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