SpiceJet Announces 12 New Domestic Flights, Offers Tickets From Rs 2,499
SpiceJet has announced 12 new domestic flights later this year. The airline said in a statement on Tuesday that it will commence the 12 direct flights starting March 31, 2019. SpiceJet also said it will launch the new flights on the Bhopal-Surat, Gorakhpur-Mumbai and Jaipur-Dharamshala routes, and will also start daily flights connecting Bhopal and Delhi. SpiceJet is offering flight tickets from an all-inclusive Rs 2,499 on the Bhopal-Mumbai sector and Rs 3,299 on the Bhopal-Delhi sector. Tickets for flights on the Bhopal-Surat and Gorakhpur-Mumbai routes are priced from Rs 3,457 and Rs 4,399 respectively, according to the statement.
Schedule of SpiceJet's flights starting from March 31
| Flight no | From | To | Departure | Arrival | Days of Operations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG-480 | Bhopal | Mumbai | 11:10 AM | 12:45 PM | Daily |
| SG-479 | Mumbai | Bhopal | 8:45 AM | 10:25 AM | Daily |
| SG-8624 | Bhopal | Delhi | 8:15 AM | 9:35 AM | Daily |
| SG-8623 | Delhi | Bhopal | 6:05 AM | 7:45 AM | Daily |
| SG-8638 | Bhopal | Delhi | 8:40 PM | 10:10 PM | Except Sunday |
| SG-8637 | Delhi | Bhopal | 6:40 PM | 8:15 PM | Except Sunday |
| SG-3722 | Bhopal | Surat | 6:55 PM | 10:20 PM | Daily |
| SG-3721 | Surat | Bhopal | 2:10 PM | 3:30 PM | Daily |
| SG-415 | Gorakhpur | Mumbai | 3:10 PM | 5:25 PM | Daily |
| SG-438 | Mumbai | Gorakhpur | 12:15 PM | 2:30 PM | Daily |
| SG-2985 | Jaipur | Dharamshala | 6:05 AM | 7:35 AM | Daily |
| SG-2986 | Dharamshala | Jaipur | 11:40 AM | 1:05 PM | Daily |
SpiceJet's new flights come amid high competition in the country's civil aviation sector where airlines are coming up with new routes and discount offers time and again to attract passengers.
Earlier this month, SpiceJet had announced the launch of a daily non-stop flight service between Hyderabad and Saudi Arabia's Jeddah from March 25. The private carrier had also started a direct flight on the Kolkata-Lilabari route, under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN.
IndiGo had announced Istanbul as its 16th international destination in January. The airline will operate daily non-stop flights between Delhi and Istanbul from March 20, 2019.
Meanwhile, GoAir is offering domestic and international flight tickets priced from an all-inclusive Rs. 1,499 and Rs. 4,999 respectively in a limited-period sale.
