Spicejet Increases Presence in Domestic Indian Market

Posted 18/05/2011

Independent Indian carrier SpiceJet is to strengthen its position in the domestic market by boosting frequencies on two of its existing routes from June 1 and launching a new connection between Ahmedabad and Pune.  The new link will be operated on a daily basis and will see SpiceJet introduce competition into a market currently only served by IndiGo Airlines. 

The airline currently offers a Jaipur – Ahmedabad flight and the new service will represent a continuation of this link.  The aircraft will then continue on from Pune to Bangalore, doubling capacity between these two cities from a daily to twice daily schedule.

Spicejet will also add a third daily rotation between Bangalore and Kolkata.  This route is also served by Air India, IndiGo Airlines, Jet Airways and its division JetLite, which together offer more than 60 weekly flights.  An estimated 598,000 O&D passengers travelled between the two cities in the past year, up 46.3 per cent on the previous 12 months, with SpiceJet holding an 18 per cent share of this traffic.   

Schedule:
Ahmedabad – Pune
SG345 AMD2120 – 2240PNQ 737 D  01JUN -
SG342 PNQ0745 – 0905AMD 737 D  01JUN -

Bangalore – Pune
SG342 BLR0550 – 0715PNQ 737 D  01JUN -
SG228 BLR2150 – 2320PNQ 737 D
SG227 PNQ0645 – 0815BLR 737 D
SG345 PNQ2310 – 0040+1BLR 737 D  01JUN -

Bangalore – Kolkata
SG528 BLR0955 – 1220CCU 737 D
SG522 BLR1525 – 1800CCU 737 D
SG524 BLR1955 – 2200CCU 737 D  01JUN -
SG523 CCU0720 – 0940BLR 737 D  01JUN -
SG521 CCU1110 – 1340BLR 737 D
SG529 CCU1615 – 1850BLR 737 D

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