SpiceJet plans to fly to Dubai soon

Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet, which has expanded its distribution network by appointing Sharaf Travel as its general sales agency in the UAE, could soon start flying to Dubai, according to an analyst.
Sandeep Shenoy, a strategist at Pinc Research in Mumbai, told Emirates Business that SpiceJet was likely to launch routes to the Gulf as its first move into the international market.
"It would make sense for the airline to fly on cost-competitive routes such as Kerala-Dubai rather than the likes of London or Singapore," he said.
Last month SpiceJet CEO Sanjay Aggarwal said the company was studying routes in which market bilaterals were available and planned to launch international services.
SpiceJet operates more than 125 daily domestic flights to 18 cities. It will fulfil the Indian Government's eligibility criteria for expanding overseas by completing five years of domestic operations on May 23, 2010.
31/08/09 Nina Varghese/EmiratesBusiness24/7

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