SpiceJet gets to go global

New Delhi: The Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, has cleared the proposal for allowing SpiceJet, the Delhi-based low-cost airline, to start international operations.
Official sources told Business Line that the Ministry of Civil Aviation will now write to the Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to allow the airline to start operations on specific routes.
The airline meets the Government criteria for starting international operations as it completes five years of operations in May and has a fleet of more than 20 aircraft. The airline is likely to start its international operations with flights to Kathmandu, Dhaka and Colombo some time in June, sources in the DGCA said, pointing out it takes some time to get manuals and other procedures approved for starting the operations.
Jet Airways, JetLite, Kingfisher, Air India and Air India Express are the other Indian carriers permitted to operate abroad from India, while about 70 international airlines fly regularly to India.
06/04/10 Ashwini Phadnis/Business Line

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