Spicejet to start first overseas flight to Colombo in June

Budget airline SpiceJet will now go international. CNBC-TV18 reports quoting agencies that the airline has received Govt nod to fly overseas last week. The company plans to start its first international flight to Colombo in June.
SpiceJet intends to fly to SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries in the first phase. It is seeking permission to fly to Kathmandu and Dhaka as well.
The airline has a current fleet of five B737-900 and 14 B737-800 which would be used for the same. It would also take delivery of its twentieth B737 soon. It will deploy 3-4 aircrafts to start with.
Domestic aircrafts will fly at night for international operations. Air fare is likely to be competitive due to the low cost structure.
16/04/10 CNBC-TV18/Moneycontrol.com

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