India’s Spicejet Reduces The Size Of Its Flight Operation
India’s second largest airline Spicejet has cut close to a third of its weekly domestic flights for the upcoming winter schedule, despite government-imposed capacity restrictions being lifted. India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) says it has approved 22,287 weekly…
India SpiceJet’s Opens Seven New Domestic Routes
India’s second largest airline SpiceJet has launched seven new nonstop routes in the country, with six being an industry first, giving smaller cities a place on the aviation map. The airline says in a press statement that it is the…
India’s Flybig Expanding In Northeast India, Adding ATR -600s
Indian regional carrier Flybig is switching to -600 model ATRs and is further expanding its services in India’s remote northeast. The airline has just launched a four-times weekly service from Guwahati to Tezu using an ATR 72-500, Flybig chairman and…
India’s Indigo Begins New Flight Routes Connecting Mysuru And Chennai
India’s largest passenger airline Indigo has begun thrice-weekly flight operations between Mysuru and Chennai, reviving the previously discontinued route, to cater to growing travel demand. The thrice-weekly service, that launched under the UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), uses an ATR…
INTERVIEW: India’s Indigo Distributing COVID-19 Vaccines Using A320s and ATRs
Indian low-cost carrier Indigo, which is about to expand its domestic network, has been helping to transport COVID-19 vaccines. It has been using the belly-hold on its Airbus A320-family aircraft and has started to use its ATR 72-600s to transport…
India’s SpiceJet Begins Seaplane Services with Wet-leased Maldivian Twin Otter
SpiceJet has begun India’s first scheduled seaplane services using a De Havilland Canada Series 300 Twin Otter wet-leased from the Maldives national carrier Maldivian. Local news media say the Twin Otter, which is nearly 50 years old, is a surprising…
