IndiGo plans to open 7 new stations to

 IndiGo plans to open 7 new stations to enhance regional connectivity

-        New stations include Leh, Darbhanga, Agra, Kurnool, Bareilly, Durgapur and Rajkot

In order to further strengthen domestic connectivity, India’s leading carrier, IndiGo, today announced its plans to initiate flights from seven new stations which include Leh, Darbhanga, Agra, Kurnool, Bareilly, Durgapur and Rajkot, subject to regulatory approvals and slot allocation. The airline plans to open Leh and Darbhanga in February, followed by Kurnool and Agra in March, Bareilly and Durgapur in April and Rajkot in May 2021. 

Mr. Ronojoy Dutta, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said, “IndiGo is on a continuous mission to build the best airline system in the world. This means customers should be able to travel by air, easily and affordably, between all the cities and towns across the country. Hence, we plan to open seven more stations on our network which include Leh, Darbhanga, Agra, Kurnool, Bareilly, Durgapur and Rajkot. Operating in these stations will boost economic growth in these regions, while providing access to our customers to the safest mode of transportation, as Tier II cities lead growth and recovery for the nation.”

Mr. Dutta further added, “We are focussed on our customer promise to be on-time, affordable and hassle-free, as they travel on our lean clean flying machine”.

IndiGo will secure all regulatory approvals and specific flight schedules will be announced as these approvals are received. IndiGo currently connects 61 domestic stations and addition of these new cities will take the overall number of domestic destinations in the 6E network to 68. 

 

SpiceJet introduces 30 new domestic flights

 SpiceJet introduces 30 new domestic flights

Connects Darbhanga with Ahmedabad, Pune & Hyderabad

·         Introduces news flights connecting Kolkata with Port Blair and Goa, Ahmedabad with Gwalior, Hyderabad with Vishakhapatnam and Chennai with Shirdi

·         Enhances frequencies on a host of routes such as Hyderabad-Goa, Bengaluru-Shirdi, Mumbai-Goa, Ahmedabad-Goa and Mumbai-Kandla among others

·         Bookings open

SpiceJet, the country’s favourite airline and the largest regional player, today announced the launch of 30 new domestic flights including six new flights from Darbhanga in Bihar. The new flights will commence in a phased manner from 20^th December, 2020. 

Enhancing connectivity from Darbhanga, SpiceJet will launch flights connecting the city with Ahmedabad, Pune and Hyderabad. While the flights on Ahmedabad-Darbhanga-Ahmedabad will operate daily, flights on Pune-Darbhanga-Pune and Hyderabad-Darbhanga-Hyderabad will operate on all days except Saturdays.  

SpiceJet had on November 8, 2020, launched daily direct flights connecting Darbhanga with Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru and is the first and only airline operating to the city. Darbhanga is the airline’s 13th UDAN destination.

In its bid to enhance connectivity between the metros and key non-metro cities, the airline has also launched new flights on Hyderabad-Vishakhapatnam-Hyderabad, Chennai-Shirdi-Chennai, Kolkata-Goa-Kolkata, Ahmedabad-Gwalior-Ahmedabad and Kolkata-Port Blair-Kolkata sectors.

SpiceJet will also augment its operations by adding second frequencies on the Hyderabad-Goa-Hyderabad, Bengaluru-Shirdi-Bengaluru, Chennai-Guwahati-Chennai, Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai, Ahmedabad-Goa-Ahmedabad and Mumbai-Kandla-Mumbai sectors besides Mumbai-Guwahati and Guwahati-Kolkata.

The airline will deploy a mix of its Boeing 737 and Bombardier Q400 aircraft on these routes.

Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet said, “We are delighted to further expand our domestic operations and add 30 new flights on our network. After the successful launch of our Darbhanga flights, which have received a tremendous response, we have decided to further enhance connectivity to the city with new flights to Pune, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad. As the country’s largest regional operator, providing air connectivity to the smaller cities and towns has always been a top priority for SpiceJet and these new flights further reiterate our commitment towards enhancing regional connectivity. We will keep adding more flights and frequencies to enhance our domestic network and offer more possibilities of easy, safe and secure travel to your favourite destinations during the pandemic.”

Among the newly launched flights and frequencies, SpiceJet will operate daily flights between Hyderabad-Vishakhapatnam-Hyderabad, Hyderabad-Goa-Hyderabad, Mumbai-Goa-Mumbai, Ahmedabad-Goa-Ahmedabad sectors and Mumbai-Guwahati and Guwahati-Kolkata routes.

The airline will operate five flights a week between Kolkata-Goa-Kolkata, four flights a week between Bengaluru-Shirdi-Bengaluru and Chennai-Guwahati-Chennai, three flights a week between Mumbai-Kandla-Mumbai, Chennai-Shirdi-Chennai and Ahmedabad-Gwalior-Ahmedabad. Flights between Kolkata and Port Blair will be operational on Mondays and Wednesdays.

SpiceJet is celebrating the launch of new flights with all-inclusive one-way fares starting as low as INR 4190 on Ahmedabad-Darbhanga, INR 4139 on Darbhanga-Ahmedabad, INR 6014 on Pune-Darbhanga, INR 5609 on Darbhanga-Pune, INR 4194 on Hyderabad-Darbhanga and INR 3929 on Darbhanga-Hyderabad.

In addition, the airline has also announced an introductory promotional fare starting at INR 3146 on Hyderabad-Vishakhapatnam, INR 3175 on Vishakhapatnam-Hyderabad, INR 3420 on Chennai-Shirdi, INR 3457 on Shirdi-Chennai, INR 6651 on Kolkata-Goa, INR 5269 on Goa-Kolkata, INR 3511 on Ahmedabad-Gwalior, INR 3538 on Gwalior-Ahmedabad, INR 4551 on Kolkata-Port Blair and INR 3981 on Port Blair-Kolkata routes.

SpiceJet has also announced promotional fares on the additional frequencies, INR 3145 on Hyderabad-Goa, INR 3170 on Goa-Hyderabad, INR 3556 on Bengaluru-Shirdi, INR 3457 on Shirdi-Bengaluru, INR 5770 on Chennai-Guwahati, INR 6192 on Guwahati-Chennai, INR 2955 on Mumbai-Goa, INR 2644 on Goa-Mumbai, INR 3439 on Ahmedabad-Goa, INR 3694 on Goa-Ahmedabad, INR 5831 on Mumbai-Guwahati, INR 3692 on Guwahati-Kolkata, INR 4247 on Mumbai-Kandla and INR 4139 on Kandla-Mumbai routes.

Flight schedule:

Flight no	Origin	Destination	Departure	Arrival	Frequency	Effective date	Starting fare (INR)
119	Ahmedabad	Darbhanga	09:55	12:15	Daily	11-Jan-21	4,190
120	Darbhanga	Ahmedabad	12:45	15:05	Daily	11-Jan-21	4,139
115	Pune	Darbhanga	13:25	16:00	1,2,3,4,5,7	18-Jan-21	6,014
116	Darbhanga	Hyderabad	16:40	18:50	1,2,3,4,5,7	18-Jan-21	3,929
113	Hyderabad	Darbhanga	07:35	09:40	1,2,3,4,5,7	18-Jan-21	4,194
114	Darbhanga	Pune	10:20	12:45	1,2,3,4,5,7	18-Jan-21	5,609
1043	Hyderabad	Vishakhapatnam	10:50	12:30	Daily	25-Dec-20	3,146
1044	Vishakhapatnam	Hyderabad	13:00	14:30	Daily	25-Dec-20	3,175
3285	Hyderabad	Goa	20:20	21:40	Daily	25-Dec-20	3,145
3286	Goa	Hyderabad	22:10	23:40	Daily	25-Dec-20	3,170
3020	Bengaluru	Shirdi	12:20	14:25	1,5,6,7	20-Dec-20	3,556
3021	Shirdi	Bengaluru	15:10	17:25	1,5,6,7	20-Dec-20	3,457
102	Chennai	Guwahati	17:20	20:00	2,4,6,7	24-Dec-20	5,770
103	Guwahati	Chennai	20:30	23:15	2,4,6,7	24-Dec-20	6,192
393	Mumbai	Goa	20:15	21:35	Daily	24-Dec-20	2,955
394	Goa	Mumbai	22:20	23:45	Daily	24-Dec-20	2,644
2418	Ahmedabad	Goa	20:40	22:35	Daily	24-Dec-20	3,439
2419	Goa	Ahmedabad	22:55	00:55	Daily	24-Dec-20	3,694
462	Mumbai	Guwahati	17:55	20:50	Daily	25-Dec-20	5,831
318	Guwahati	Kolkata	21:25	22:35	Daily	25-Dec-20	3,692
3427	Mumbai	Kandla	08:45	10:15	1,3,5	21-Dec-20	4,247
3428	Kandla	Mumbai	10:45	12:15	1,3,5	21-Dec-20	4,139
433	Chennai	Shirdi	07:40	09:25	2,5,7	22-Dec-20	3,420
434	Shirdi	Chennai	10:05	11:50	2,5,7	22-Dec-20	3,457
241	Kolkata	Goa	09:20	12:20	2,4,5,6,7	24-Dec-20	6,651
818	Goa	Kolkata	13:00	15:50	2,4,5,6,7	24-Dec-20	5,269
2973	Ahmedabad	Gwalior	09:25	11:00	2,4,6	24-Dec-20	3,511
2974	Gwalior	Ahmedabad	11:30	13:10	2,4,6	24-Dec-20	3,538
241	Kolkata	Port Blair	11:25	13:45	Wednesday	30-Dec-20	4,551
818	Port Blair	Kolkata	13:20	15:40	Wednesday	30-Dec-20	3,981
241	Kolkata	Port Blair	10:25	12:45	Monday	4-Jan-21	4,551
818	Port Blair	Kolkata	13:20	15:40	Monday	4-Jan-21	3,981

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