Tag: SpiceJet

SpiceJet working on low-cost, long-haul flights

SpiceJet could well be India’s first low-cost long-haul carrier. With the airline in a comfortable financial position, it is looking for avenues to make profits. Ajay Singh, the CEO of the airline, feels India has potential for low-cost, long-haul flying with so many Indians willing to explore international destinations. Singh said it is an idea...

February 22, 2017

SpiceJet to buy up to 205 aircraft from Boeing

To enhance its capacity and expand services, budget passenger carrier SpiceJet on Friday said it will purchase up to 205 aircraft from Boeing, the global commercial jetliners' manufacturer. According to the airline, the order is worth $22 billion or Rs 150,000 crore at list prices. It was not disclosed whether the budget passenger carrier received...

January 13, 2017

SpiceJet flight faces hiccups, lands safely in Delhi

SpiceJet flight SG 136 faced a technical hiccup on Friday morning but landed safely in Delhi. "SpiceJet flight SG 136, Bengaluru to Delhi, experienced, during cruise, partial hydraulic failure," SpiceJet said in a statement, adding, “All passenger and crew are safe”. "The crew carried out the emergency procedure and landed safely in Delhi. The ATC...

January 6, 2017

Our aircraft didn’t enter wrong bay at IGI airport: SpiceJet

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday dubbed as "completely false and incorrect" media reports that its aircraft had entered the wrong bay at the Indira Gandhi international airport here a day earlier. On Tuesday morning, two aircraft of IndiGo and SpiceJet came face to face on the taxiway, which could have led to an accident. "Sections...

December 28, 2016

Our aircraft didn’t enter wrong bay at IGI airport: SpiceJet

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday dubbed as "completely false and incorrect" media reports that its aircraft had entered the wrong bay at the Indira Gandhi international airport here a day earlier. On Tuesday morning, two aircraft of IndiGo and SpiceJet came face to face on the taxiway, which could have led to an accident. "Sections...

December 28, 2016

Our aircraft didn’t enter wrong bay at IGI airport: SpiceJet

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday dubbed as "completely false and incorrect" media reports that its aircraft had entered the wrong bay at the Indira Gandhi international airport here a day earlier. On Tuesday morning, two aircraft of IndiGo and SpiceJet came face to face on the taxiway, which could have led to an accident. "Sections...

December 28, 2016