SpiceJet applies afresh for Colombo access

Though the number of people flying to Colombo from various Indian cities has grown considerably, the civil aviation ministry has turned down SpiceJet’s proposal to operate flights to the Sri Lankan capital. The ministry reasons that the traffic in this sector is not enough to sustain a third airline, after Air India and Jet Airways. The low-cost carrier has, however, applied afresh for permission to operate in this growing route.
“This sector has recently witnessed over 47 per cent growth in passenger traffic. There cannot be any reason why our launch would not be a success. We have again applied for the permission,” added the executive.
An industry source also confirmed that this sector has picked up hugely and the two carriers — state-run Air India and private carrier Jet Airways — are operating in this sector with almost full load.
SpiceJet was recently allowed to operate flights to the capital cities of Nepal, Bangladesh and the Maldives.
The airline plans to start with one daily flight to Dhaka from August and follow it up with another daily flight to Kathmandu from September.
08/06/10 Mihir Mishra/Business Standard

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