Spice Jet to operate from M'lore

Mangalore: Domestic passengers flying out from Mangalore airport will be spoilt for choice with Spice Jet expected to make their foray to this coastal city by starting operations from Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore from May. At present, Jet Airways, Kingfisher and Air India and its subsidiaries operate their services to Mangalore mainly from Bangalore and Mumbai, and AI Express providing international connectivity to destinations in the Middle East. Hinting at the launch of services by Spice Jet at a meet the press organized by Dakshina Kannada District Journalists Association here on Tuesday, M R Vasudeva, director, Mangalore airport said, Spice Jet authorities approached me with preliminary inquiries about the facilities available at the airport and have evinced interest to start operations to this city soon. Spice Jet is likely to operate the A320 class of aircraft to this city, he said.
The city's direct connectivity to national capital Delhi stopped some time back due to shortage of aircraft too could resume around the same period, Vasudeva said.
15/02/11 Times of India

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