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Tuesday 03-Sep-2019

SpiceJet to launch six new domestic, international flights

Second non-stop flight on the Kolkata-Bangkok-Kolkata sector, more flights on Kolkata-Chennai and Chennai-Shirdi sectors

By  Traveltechie Bureau | Mumbai

SpiceJet has introduced six new flights thereby strengthening its network across domestic and international routes. The airline has introduced a second non-stop flight on the Kolkata-Bangkok-Kolkata sector besides enhancing frequencies on the domestic sectors of KolkataChennai and Chennai-Shirdi.

The airline will now connect Kolkata and Shirdi with a direct flight via Chennai. Debojo Maharshi – chief marketing officer, SpiceJet, said, "We see tremendous potential in the Kolkata-Bangkok sector and our second nonstop flight on this route will offer tremendous boost to the city’s connectivity considering it will also connect passengers to and from other Indian cities to Bangkok via Kolkata. Our additional frequencies from Kolkata to Bangkok and Chennai have been perfectly timed to meet and support the travel plans during Durga Puja holidays and the upcoming festive season. We are confident that the enhanced frequencies will offer better connectivity and flexibility to every traveller." 

The airline will be deploying its fleet of Boeing 737-800 on the new routes. All the new flights introduced will operate daily and are effective from September 25 to October 26, 2019 in the summer schedule and then from November 5, 2019 onwards as per a TOI report.