Spicejet penalized Rs25k for causing mental agony to passenger

Srinagar: District Consumer Protection Forum, Srinagar has directed Spicejet Airlines to pay Rs 25,000 compensation to a passenger for causing him mental pain, agony and harassment.
Mohammad Yousuf Shamshad of Kralwari, Chadoora Budgam had filed a complaint before the Forum in 2013, alleging that the flight in which he and her spouse was flying from Delhi to Srinagar was delayed deliberately by the Airlines.
Shamshad in order to travel from Delhi to Srinagar on 13 October 2013 had purchased an air ticket from the opposite parties Spicejet after paying a sum of Rs 23679.
The departure time for the flight scheduled for Srinagar was shown as 11:45am. He had alleged that on the scheduled date of journey, the he reached Delhi Airport at 11am, 45 minutes prior to departure time and it took some time to reach to the counter which was overcrowded due to long queue of passengers and accordingly they reached the counter at 11:20am.
However, he was denied boarding pass and told that they were ten minutes late. He had alleged that they were instead forced to purchase new ticket after paying additional sum of Rs 17,998.
31/12/17 Mudasir Yaqoob/Greater Kashmir

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SpiceJet May Launch Seaplane Service in Varanasi

If a new plan by SpiceJet goes well, one of the oldest cities in India may be host to the newest mode of transport in the country. Varanasi, the resiliant city that has thrived by the holy Ganga River for centuries, may be the first destination to get a regular seaplane service in India. Ajay Singh, the chairman of SpiceJet, told TOI of the budget airline’s aim to begin seaplane services in 2018, and how the historic city could be the launchpad, connecting it to other nearby cities like Lucknow.

SpiceJet already demonstrated the seaplane in Mumbai on December 9, 2017, flying it from the city airport and landing it in Girgaum Chowpatty. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose constituency includes Varanasi city, also flew on the aircraft three days later in Ahmedabad. Come 2018, the seaplane that can land on water and smaller aerodromes across India may start flying routes once the aviation ministry forms its rules.

Singh talked a little more about his plan, saying, “Scale is very important for launching seaplane service in a viable manner and we are working on that project. Each seaplane costs about USD 5 million and I am looking at placing an order for at least 100 planes. If the rules of amphibian planes are put in place, we can start getting the seaplanes from 2018 and begin service. A number of state governments are approaching us for having this service in their states.”
29/12/17 Anoop Menon/India.com

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SpiceJet flight to Hyderabad takes off four hours late

Pune: Flyers bound for Hyderabad faced an unexpected wait at Pune airport as their flight was delayed by more than four hours.
The SpiceJet flight (SG1216) was supposed to take off from Pune at 12.40pm. Instead, the time of departure kept getting pushed, and the flight finally took to the skies around 5pm.
Many disgruntled passengers have blamed the airline for informing them of the delay only at the last minute. "I got the first message about the delay only at 11am," said one passenger, "It said that the flight had been re-scheduled for 1.40pm. Then, around 1pm, I got another text saying that the flight was delayed further to 3.45pm."
The passenger alleged that the staffers got abrasive when questioned about the delay. "I fail to understand why the ground staff at most airports don't have proper and concrete answers. It does nothing but add to the anger and frustration," the passenger added.
Sheh Dixit, another passenger, tweeted to SpiceJet: "When you charge exorbitant prices for holiday season tickets, the least you can do is ensure your flights are on time or at least compensate your passengers for the lost time. Three hours delay without any prior communication (sic)."
SpiceJet blamed the delay on bad weather conditions. "SpiceJet flight SG 1216 operating Hyderabad-Pune was delayed due to bad weather conditions in Vijayawada in its earlier rotation, which was beyond the airline's control. The delay in departure from Vijayawada also impacted subsequent flights including Hyderabad-Pune-Hyderabad," the airline said in a statement.
27/12/17 Joy Sengupta/Times of India

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IndiGo, SpiceJet To Shift Operations Partially To IGI Terminal-2 As Delhi HC Upholds DIAL’s Public Interest Over Airlines’ Commercial ...

IndiGo Airlines will have to shift operation of its flights, to and fro Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru to Terminal-2 of the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport with the Delhi High Court junking its challenge to the directions of DIAL while observing that traffic load at Terminal-1 was much beyond its capacity and such shifting was in the larger public interest. SpiceJet, which was later impleaded as party in the matter, was also denied any relief.

Justice AK Chawla dismissed the petition moved by Interglobe Aviation Ltd, which provides services in the name of IndiGo, challenging various directions/ communication from DIAL between September and October 2017, directing the airlines to operate its flights to and fro Mumbai, Kolkata and Bengaluru w.e.f. January 4, 2018, from Terminal-2 of IGI. However, keeping in mind that the deadline for beginning the operations of IndiGo and SpiceJet from Terminal-2 in terms of the impugned communication is set to expire on January 4, 2018, the court extended the time provided to IndiGo and SpiceJet to shift their part operations till February 15, 2018.
24/12/17 Ananksha Jain/Live Law

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Indigo, GoAir, SpiceJet Offer Discount On Flight Tickets Ahead Of New Year. Details here

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With the onset of festive season, airlines are coming up with new discount offers on flight tickets. Indigo, Jet Airways, GoAir, SpiceJet and AirAsia have announced tickets at discounted rates which can be easily availed from respective airline's website or app. IndiGo is offering flight tickets starting at Rs. 1,005 on select routes. GoAir is also offering flight tickets starting at an all-inclusive fare of Rs. 1,005 on select routes while AirAsia India is offering tickets starting at Rs. 1,399 on select routes.

Jet Airways is offering domestic flight tickets starting from Rs. 1,001 in its special New Year sale. SpiceJet has announced 'Fly for free' offer under which a passenger can redeem the entire ticket amount at SpiceStyle, the carrier's e-commerce portal.

Here we have tried to compile all the discount offers being given by different airlines on their domestic flight tickets. Passengers can book their tickets as per their choice and need.

SpiceJet Fly for Free offer

SpiceJet has announced 'Fly for free' offer. Under this scheme, a passenger can redeem the entire ticket amount at SpiceStyle, the carrier's e-commerce portal. Passengers will receive a voucher code on their registered ID that can be further redeemed. Only one voucher can be availed per transaction. According to spicejet.com, the 'Fly for free' offer is valid until December 31, 2017. The travel period ends on March 31, 2018.
Passengers can book a flight ticket on the official website of SpiceJet-spicejet.com. After booking he/she will receive a confirmation e-mail with PNR details and voucher code worth the ticket amount on the registered ID. After this passengers can log on to spicestyle.com to redeem the voucher.

Jet Airways domestic flight tickets start from Rs. 1,001

Jet Airways is offering domestic flight tickets starting from Rs. 1,001 in its special New Year sale. The Rs. 1,001 one-way economy fare is available from Dehradun to Srinagar. The eleven-day fare sale, beginning December 23, 2017 will last till January 2, 2018. According to a press release of the airline, Jet Airways' flight ticket offer is valid for economy and premiere travel on select domestic destinations of Jet Airways' network. Customers can get a flat 10 per cent off on base fares in economy and up to 15 per cent discount on premiere fares across the airline's domestic network of 44 destinations. The travel validity commences from January 15, 2018.


Indigo domestic flight tickets start from Rs. 1,005

IndiGo is offering flight tickets starting at an all-inclusive Rs. 1,005 on select routes. According to airline's website- goindigo.in, tickets starting at Rs. 1,005 are being offered by IndiGo on flights from Bagdogra to Guwahati. IndiGo is also offering tickets starting at Rs. 1,095 from Coimbatore to Chennai and Rs. 1,120 flight tickets from Chennai to Bengaluru. It is offering tickets starting at Rs. 1,130 from Agartala to Guwahati.

GoAir domestic flight tickets start from Rs. 1,005

GoAir is also giving domestic flight tickets starting at an all-inclusive price of Rs. 1,005 on select routes under its 'GoAir Sale to 2018' offer. The tickets for availing this GoAir offer can be done till December 31. According to the official website of GoAir, goair.in, the special fares will be available for travel between January 10 and July 31, 2018. Customers can also avail an extra 10 per cent discount by using promo code 'GOAPP10' on the GoAir mobile app.
The tickets for availing GoAir offer can be done till December 31.

AirAsia domestic flight tickets start from Rs. 1,399


According to the official website of AirAsia (airasia.com), the airlines is offering domestic flight tickets starting at Rs. 1,399 on flights to destinations including Bengaluru, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Ranchi and New Delhi. AirAsia India domestic flight tickets offer is open for booking till December 24, 2017. The all-inclusive fares offered under the scheme are applicable on travel till June 30, 2018. Seats are limited and may not be available on all flights, said AirAsia India.
23/12/17 NDTV

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SpiceJet to play Santa to 25 NGO children

As part of its Christmas week celebrations, SpiceJetBSE 0.88 % will play Santa for 25 children of an NGO - Mala Smriti Home, Noida.

"Under its 'Little Hearts, Big Love' initiative, SpiceJet, on December 21, took 25 children of the NGO and seven of their attendants to the Aapno Ghar Amusement Park in Gurugram on a three-day exciting adventure trip filled with innumerable joyrides, a variety of foods, and other attractions," the airline said in a release.

 The children, when they return to Mala Smriti Home on the evening of December 23, as the place they call their home will have been entirely renovated by the airline. It will have a brand new coat of paint and furniture, enhancing their comforts several fold, and will also be adorned with a Christmas tree, lights and other decor," added the release.
21/12/17 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times

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Delhi HC upholds DIAL's decision to partially shift Indigo, GoAir, Spicejet operations from T1 to T2

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday upheld Delhi International Airport Limited's (DIAL) decision to partially shift the operations of Indigo, GoAir and Spicejet from T1 to T2 at IGI airport.

DIAL had asked airlines operating from T1 to shift one-third of their flights to T2 to be able to carry out expansion work according to its master plan and to meet growing passenger numbers.

The partial transfer of flights was expected to start in October.

However, following DIAL orders, IndiGo has written to the Delhi airport operator refusing to shift a part of its flight operations from terminal 1 (T1) to terminal 2 (T2) and threatened "action" if it is forced to do so.

No-frills airlines IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir operate from T1, which handled around 24 million passengers in 2016-17 whereas its rated capacity is 20 million passengers per annum.
21/12/17 Zee News

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Trading of ASKMs between airlines divides FIA, as SpiceJet favours norm

New Delhi: The issue of allowing trading of Available Seat Kilometres (ASKMs) amongst incumbent airlines to fulfil Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) responsibilities has divided the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA).

The division first came to fore during a meeting held in the aviation ministry last week, where SpiceJetBSE -2.43 % supported in favour of allowing trading of ASKMs between airlines. The FIA opposed the move on the grounds that this benefits only one airline, which is notoperating flights low-density CAT II routes and buying it from other carriers.

This would be the first time that FIA has been divided on an issue. FIA, in recent times, have together opposed entry of new airlines in India and abolition of five years and 20 aircraft norm, foreign flying eligibility norm for Indian carriers.
On December 11, 2017, the ministry had called a meeting to decide on the issue of allowing trade of ASKMs between airlines. The need for formulation of this rule arose because the National Civil Aviation Policy did not allow any such trade between airlines, which was earlier allowed.
21/12/17 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times

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SpiceJet pips IndiGo on punctuality

Mumbai: IndiGo, which accounted for a little over 39 per cent (4.13 million) of the total domestic traffic in November, slipped to the second position in on-time performance (OTP). Rival SpiceJet delivered the highest OTP at 81.9 per cent from four major metro airports, according to the monthly traffic data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).

SpiceJet also clocked a seat factor of over 90 per cent for the 32nd consecutive month, at 95.5 per cent in November. “Our on-time performance at 81.9 per cent was the best of all airlines in India. SpiceJet also recorded the highest load factor for the 32nd month in a row. The load factor at 95.5 per cent is also the highest in SpiceJet’s history. This has set a new threshold in global aviation and we are proud of that,” said Ajay Singh, chairman and managing director, SpiceJet, in a statement.

Naresh Goyal-promoted Jet Airways’ OTP hit rock bottom in November as nearly half (54.1 per cent) of its flights along with subsidiary JetLite) failed to depart or arrive at their destinations on time, the monthly DGCA data showed.

Domestic air travel demand surged nearly 17 per cent in November to 10.48 million passengers compared to 8.96 million from a year-ago period, thereby registering a growth of 16.99 per cent on the back of festive season demand and addition of new flights and routes.
20/12/17 PTI/Business Standard

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SpiceJet's Fly For Free Offer

With the onset of festive season, SpiceJet has announced 'Fly for free' offer. Under this scheme, a passenger can redeem the entire ticket amount at SpiceStyle, the carrier's e-commerce portal. Passengers will receive a voucher code on their registered ID that can be redeemed. Only one voucher can be availed per transaction. The 'Fly for free' offer is valid until December 31, 2017, the official website of SpiceJet (spiceJet.com) said. The travel period starts on December 1 this year and ends on March 31, 2018.

How to avail SpiceJet Fly for Free offer

Step 1: For availing SpiceJet's 'Fly for Free' offer, passengers can book a flight ticket on the official website of SpiceJet-spicejet.com.

Step 2:  After booking, passengers will receive a confirmation e-mail with PNR details and voucher code worth the ticket amount on the registered ID.

Step 3: After this passengers can log on to spicestyle.com to redeem the voucher.
20/12/17 NDTV

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India to have seaplanes as new mode of transport? Read Modi government’s big new announcement

New Delhi: Seaplanes in India: This mode of transport has become the talk of the town since Prime Minister Narendra Modi boarded the flight from Sabarmati river in Ahmedabad to Dharoi dam in Mehsana district to end the Gujarat Elections campaign in his signature style. Now, the central government is bringing in a new law which will pave the way for the use of seaplanes as a new mode of transport in the country. Union Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari informed Lok Sabha about this yesterday. “I told the civil aviation minister, either you make a law or I (Shipping Ministry) will call it ‘air boat’ and make a new law to enable it,” Gadkari said and added, “So, the two ministries are working together to draft a new law.”

Gadkari emphasized that seaplanes will have a great impact on transportation in the country. “A seaplane in Mumbai can shuttle passengers between the city and Shirdi. It can take people to Goa,” he said. The Minister said this while replying to a debate on a bill — passed unanimously — to amend the Central Road Fund Act 2000, to earmark 2.5%of the fund for development of national waterways.

Notably, most of the seaplanes have a single engine and presently, single engine aircraft are not allowed to operate scheduled services. On October 4, SpiceJet unveiled plans to purchase more than 100 amphibian planes, estimated to cost USD 400 million, as the no-frills airline looks to boost regional operations, The budget carrier has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings to explore whether the amphibian planes can be used by the airline in a cost-effective manner.

It has been learnt that under the ambitious Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), seaplanes are permitted to fly. “Operations under the Scheme will be permitted through fixed wing aircraft (including seaplanes) and helicopters,” as per the final RCS document. The RCS, also known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) aims to connect unserved and under-served airports as well as make flying more affordable.
20/12/17 Financial Express

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This festive season fly for free with SpiceJet. Here’s how

Mumbai: This festive season, fly for free with SpiceJet. Wonder how? The no-frills carrier SpiceJet has announced a scheme where a passenger can redeem the entire amount at the carrier’s e-commerce portal – SpiceStyle. The offer is valid until December 31, 2017.

Travel period for the same starts on December 1 this year and ends on March 31, 2018.

How to redeem the offer:

1. Passengers need to book a flight ticket on the official website -- www.spicejet.com

2. After booking, a passenger will receive a confirmation e-mail with PNR details and voucher code worth the ticket amount on the registered ID. Remember, one voucher can be availed per transaction.

3. Then, log on to the website of the carrier’s e-commerce portal -- www.spicestyle.com to redeem the voucher.

Here’s all you need to know about the offer:

1. The value of the voucher will be equivalent to the ticket value.

2. You can only utilise the voucher after uploading the same into your account on the carrier’s e-commerce portal.

3. The voucher shall only be valid until March 31next year

4. Passengers can avail only up to 30 per cent of shopping cart value from the voucher value in a single transaction.
19/12/17 Times Now

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Free Flight Tickets From SpiceJet: Know How To Get It!

New Delhi: With New Year celebrations around the corner, of course, airlines are trying to attract more and more customers with several lucrative offers. But the offer with which SpiceJet is coming up will definitely put its market competitors on the back seat.
The new offer is reportedly valid till March 31, 2018.

How to Get the Free Ticket

Book a ticket from the website of SpiceJet and pay the entire amount
Visit the website www.spicestyle.com to register or log in, and enter the details to redeem the full amount paid for the ticket
Go to ‘Stylecash’ in ‘My Account’ section and enter the code received via SMS/Email and add the value.
You will get voucher from the airline with which you will be able to shop on the website.
16/11/17 Odishatv

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SpiceJet is the only airline to explore air connectivity through water bodies: Ajay Singh, SpiceJet

SpiceJet is the only Indian airlines to explore air connectivity through water bodies such as rivers and inland waterways. The airlines recently conduct seaplane trials and aims at creating a new market for both the airline and tourism industry. SpiceJet operates 396 daily flights to 51 destinations including 7 international destinations.

Yash Ved of Newsbarons provides you the highlights of a media interaction, where Ajay Singh, CMD, Spicejet informed “The objective is to create greater connectivity for every Indian.”

NB: Brief us about your seaplane trials?

Ajay: The airline conducted seaplane trials in association with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty. SpiceJet and Setouchi Holdings have been working closely for over six months to explore opportunities for small ten and fourteen seater plane operations to provide air connectivity to smaller towns and cities of India.
The trial was the second phase of trials for the aircraft. Under the first phase, trials of the land plane were conducted in Nagpur and Guwahati. Being the largest airline and trend-setter of Regional connectivity scheme-UDAN, it will continue to add new wings.
Japan’s Setouchi Holdings Inc is a pioneer in the small aircraft aviation and is a part of Tsuneishi Group of Hiroshima Prefecture.

NB: Do you see big potential in smaller cities?

Ajay: We see tremendous potential in our smaller cities. The seaplane service will open a whole new market for both the airline and tourism industry. The Seaplane operation can bring the remotest parts of India into the mainstream aviation network.
The Regional Connectivity Scheme is a signature scheme which was announced by the Government.

NB: Brief us about your Financials?

Ajay: We have reported a profit of INR 105.3 crore for the three months ended September 30th, 2017 as against INR 58.9 crore in the same quarter last year. The company witnessed a 7% increase in its passenger yields, while its average load factor across the network was 93.1%.
The airline has recorded more than 90% load factor for 30 successive months, a feat unparalleled globally.
14/12/17 Yash Ved/News Barons

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IndiGo, Jet Airways, SpiceJet put in bids for operating UDAN flights

New Delhi: IndiGo, Jet Airways and SpiceJet have submitted bids under the regional connectivity scheme's second round of bidding wherein the government has received 141 initial proposals, a senior official said on Wednesday.
The financial bids in the second round of the scheme -- Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik (UDAN) -- would be opened on Thursday while the technical bids were opened on December 5.
IndiGo, SpiceJet, Jet Airways and Zoom Air are among the applicants that have put in their bids for the second round of UDAN, according to the civil aviation ministry official.
UDAN seeks to connect unserved and under-served airports as well as make flying more affordable. The participating airlines are provided Viability Gap Funding (VGF) -- which is contributed by the ministry and respective state governments.
The official said IndiGo and SpiceJet have not sought any VGF for their proposed flights under the scheme.
While SpiceJet is already operating UDAN flights after winning bids in the first round, this is the first time IndiGo and Jet Airways have officially expressed interest to participate in the scheme. In the first round too, SpiceJet did not seek VGF.
13/12/17 PTI/Times of India

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SpiceJet To Launch Additional Flights For Year-End Holiday Season. Check Out The Routes

Spicejet launched six new additional flights anticipating a surge in demand owing to the upcoming holiday season. The new seasonal flights will be effective from December 22, 2017 and will continue till February 5, 2018, the company said. The airline will operate the new daily direct flights on the Chennai - Kochi, Chennai - Kolkata and Kolkata - Port Blair routes. SpiceJet will deploy its Boeing 737-800 aircraft on these sectors. Leisure travel sees a seasonal surge during the winter months.

Christmas and New Year signals the beginning of the winter tourist season in India.

Bookings for tickets are now open on www.spicejet.com, SpiceJet's mobile apps and through online travel portals and travel agents, the company said. SpiceJet operates 396 average daily flights to 51 destinations, including 44 domestic and 7 international ones.

Domestic airlines carried 954.45 lakh passengers in the first 10 months of 2017 (January-October), as against 813.70 lakh in the corresponding period of the previous year, registering a growth of 17.30 per cent, according to data from aviation regulator DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation).
12/12/17 NDTV

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SpiceJet conducts seaplane trials in Mumbai

SpiceJet today conducted seaplane trials in association with Japan’s Setouchi Holdings at Mumbai’s Girgaum Chowpatty.

The seaplane trials were conducted in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources, and Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Minister of Civil Aviation.

Gadkari said seaplanes will give a big push for regional connectivity.

“Till Independence 71 airports in the country were available for scheduled operations. Since Udaan scheme we are looking at 80 destinations in two rounds (phases),” Gadkari said adding that they are also planning seaplane service from Delhi to Agra.
SpiceJet and Setouchi Holdings have been working closely for over six months to explore opportunities for small ten and fourteen seater amphibious and land plane operations to provide air connectivity to smaller towns and cities of India, particularly the ones that remained unconnected due to infrastructural challenges.

According to Ajay Singh, CMD, SpiceJet all these seaplanes are DGCA approved.
09/12/17 Moneycontrol.com

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Jet Airways lags behind IndiGo, SpiceJet in Q2 earnings show; stock closes 4.47% lower

Jet Airways on Thursday announced a 91 percent fall in net profit for the quarter ended September due to the airline's inability to offset the rise in jet fuel prices.
Its earnings performance in the second quarter lags far behind its rivals  SpiceJet and InterGlobe Aviation-owned IndiGo.
While low-cost carrier SpiceJet recorded a 79 per cent rise in net profit, InterGlobe Aviation's net profit rose 294 percent for the quarter ended September.
The private carrier's earnings were announced after market hours reported Rs 49.63 crore in net profit for the second quarter of the current fiscal compared to Rs 549.02 crore for the corresponding period of last fiscal.
The weak demand in the Gulf continues, whilst low fares as well as yields in the domestic market have limited the ability to offset the increase in fuel prices," Jet Airways chief executive Vinay Dube said.
At 10:20 am, the stock fell 3.35 percent or 23.35 points to 673.55 level.
The stock closed 2.04% higher to Rs 696.75 on the BSE on Thursday. It hit an intra day high of 678.90 today.
The stock is up 39 percent since the beginning of this year. On an yearly basis, the stock  has rallied 31 percent.
The Jet Airways stock closed 4.47 percent or 31 points lower at 665 level on BSE.
SpiceJet
The Ajay Singh-led airline's net profit rose to Rs 105.28 crore during the July-September quarter of the current financial year making it the eleventh consecutive profitable quarter for the airline which was at one point on the verge of closure. Driven by higher passenger revenues, SpiceJet's total income for the quarter stood at Rs 1,838.49 crore up from Rs 1,415.83 crore in the same period a year ago, according to a stock exchange filing. This was also the carrier's highest ever second quarter profit.
IndiGo
InterGlobe's net profit rose almost four-fold to Rs 552 crore ($85.26 million) in the quarter ended September 30 while revenue from operations grew 27 percent to Rs 5,291 crore The firm said its revenue per available seat km - a measure of its operating earnings - rose about 13 percent to Rs 3.52. Passenger yields, which measure the average fare paid per km per customer, climbed 9 percent.
08/12/17 Business Today

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SpiceJet’s Amphibious Planes All Set for Trial in Mumbai on December 9

New Delhi: No-frill carrier SpiceJet is all set for a trial run of its ambitious amphibious planes in Mumbai on December 9. The SpiceJet Big Project of running Amphibious Planes comprises in its fleet, the planes that can take off and land both on Sea and Land/planes. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari, Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, Ajay Singh CMD Spicejet and others will be present at the trail launch of the ambitious project.
Earlier, SpiceJet had inked a MoU with Japanese Aviation firm SITOUCHI for this project. SITOUCHI is the company that is providing Amphibious Planes and necessary Technical support for conducting trials in India. Spicejet has done and will carry out more such trails in other parts of country like Varanasi, Guwahati in Asaan etc.
The airline targets to start this service in less than a year’s time in India, where the first route could be Varanasi. SpiceJet says it is exploring more space for itself in regional Sector and Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities. As per sources, SpiceJet will be approaching Aviation regulator DGCA for grant of approvals to amphibious planes.
In November, SpiceJet posted a 79 per cent rise in net profit at Rs 105.28 crore for the three months ended September. The profit can be attributed primarily due to higher passenger revenues as the airline stayed profitable for the eleventh straight quarter. The no-frills airline recorded a higher total income of Rs 1,838.49 crore in the second quarter of the current fiscal.
08/12/17 India.com

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SpiceJet offers to fly you for free, prices tickets at just Rs 0 on these flights! How you can benefit from this discount

Spicejet is offering flight tickets for free. Unbelievable? But it is true. You can book a flight to your required destination and Spicejet will give the entire amount back. Airlines operating in India have been coming up with various products offering heavy discounts for both domestic and international passengers. While IndiGo and AirAsia India has cheap airfare up their sleeve, this discount offer from Spicejet is one of a kind. Under the new deal, the airline is offering flyers the option to redeem their full all-inclusive airfare. The Spicejet offer had already started on December 1 and will be available for the whole month until December 31, 2017. The travel period of the Spicejet offer is from December 1 to March 31, 2018.
How to avail Spicejet Fly for Free offer: You can now book a flight ticket at the company’s own website www.spicejet.com. Initially, you will have to pay the entire amount via the portal. Once the process is completed, you will have to go to the website www.spicestyle.com. It is essentially the company’s travel shop where you will have to register or log in. Here, you will have to enter your details to redeem the whole amount you paid for your ticket. Now, go to ‘Stylecash’ in ‘My Account’ section. Next, enter the code received through SMS or Email and add the value. Notably, the company will provide you will vouchers with which you will be able to shop on the website.
StyleCash is the e-wallet of SpiceStyle.com. It can be used to undertake transactions on SpiceStyle.com. It should be noted that users can redeem only 30 percent value of the total cart value in one transaction, according to the website. Also, only one Voucher will be issued against one PNR and it will only be valid until March 31, 2018. It also cannot be used together with any other special offer or promotion.
06/12/17 Financial Express

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