SpiceJet now connects Hyderabad with 12 destinations with its Q400’s. Commercial operations commence 21st September 2011 with flights to Tirupati

Announces Trivandrum as the 29th domestic destination with daily flights to Hyderabad and Chennai.

15 September 2011, Hyderabad :

SpiceJet, India’s most preferred budget airline will commence their much-anticipated Q-400 operations from 21st September 2011. In the first phase, SpiceJet will connect Hyderabad to twelve popular Tier II and Tier III destinations – Aurangabad, Bhopal, Goa, Indore, Madurai, Mangalore, Nagpur, Pune, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Trivandrum and Vijayawada. The inaugural all-inclusive fare to these cities starts at Rs 999/-. .

This limited seat offer is valid for bookings for the first 14 days of commercial operations.

SpiceJet will be commissioning a brand new fleet of the latest Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft from Bombardier which have been ordered to cater to enhancing the air connectivity to Tier-II and Tier-III towns.

The Q400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, which can accommodate 78 passengers, is widely accepted as the best short-haul plane in the world. SpiceJet had placed an order for 30 such aircraft and have taken delivery of the first 4 aircraft during early-September.

With this expansion SpiceJet will be adding 8 new destinations to their existing network of 21 domestic cities – Aurangabad, Bhopal, Indore, Mangalore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Trivandrum and Vijayawada.

SpiceJet will also be adding routes within its existing destinations using the Q400 aircraft and will now operate direct flights from Hyderabad to Goa, Nagpur, and Pune

SpiceJet will also be flying on 6 currently unconnected routes – Hyderabad-Aurangabad, Hyderabad-Madurai, Hyderabad-Mangalore, Hyderabad-Trivandrum, Bangalore-Vizag and Vizag-Tirupati.

Announcing this development, Neil Mills, Chief Executive Office, SpiceJet Limited said, “It is really great to announce that spicejet is bringing this game changing aircraft to these new cities and we look forward to bring in these superior aircraft to more cities in the future.”

Mr. Vikram Jaisinghani, CEO, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL) said “We are delighted that SpiceJet has chosen Hyderabad International Airport as its base for regional connectivity to Tier-2 and Tier-3 Indian cities by introducing the Bombardier fleet for the first time in India. With this initiative, the regional connectivity from Hyderabad airport will increase by 100 per cent and the airport will witness the highest number of weekly frequencies to these targeted cities. Flying from Hyderabad will not only have considerable saving in flying time, but would also be very cost effective for the passengers. Hyderabad airport has world class infrastructure facilities for the aircraft as well as for passengers and is well equipped to handle any additional traffic thereby making it the most the preferred destination for airlines and passengers. We are confident that with this increase in regional connectivity from SpiceJet, Hyderabad will become the most attractive destination for passengers from tier 2 and tier 3 cities to connect with other domestic metros and international destinations. This is also a step further towards our vision of making Hyderabad the gateway of South and Central India”.

Tickets can be booked through www.spicejet.com or Toll Free Reservation at 1800 180 3333 / 0987 180 3333 and through Travel Agents.

Schedules:

Days:- 1. Monday, 2- Tuesday 3 – Wednesday, 4- Thursday, 5 – Friday, 6 – Saturday and 7 – Sunday

About SpiceJet Ltd.:

SpiceJet (www.spicejet.com) is India’s most preferred airline, with more than 14% market share, delivering the lowest air fares with the highest consumer value. We operate 202 flights daily to 21 Indian cities viz. Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bagdogra, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Jammu, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune, Srinagar, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam and two international destinations, Kathmandu and Colombo. SpiceJet’s new generation fleet of 30 Boeing 737-800 / 737-900ER aircraft are backed by cutting edge technology and infrastructure to ensure the highest standards in safety and operating efficiency.

SpiceJet is the winner of:-

• Smart Travel Asia’s Top 5 Best Budget Airlines in Asia (Aug 2010) and in Top 10 list for 2 consecutive years (Aug 2008 & Sept 2009, Hong Kong)
• Outlook Traveler’s Best Low Cost Airline (Feb 2008 & Feb 2010)
• Award for Best Website at ‘World Low Cost Airlines Asia Pacific Conference’ (January 2010, Singapore)
• India’s best low-fare airline in a survey conducted by MaRs on behalf of Hindustan Times (December 2009)
• World Travel Market Award for multi-channel approach in distribution (November 2009, London)
• National Award (ICWAI) for excellence in Cost Management (March 2009)
• CIO 100 Award for IT efforts for customer satisfaction and business growth (2007, 2008 & 2009)