Spicejet is India’s second low-cost carrier, based at Chennai in Tamil Nadu. Its slogan is Flying for Everyone. The all-budget airline allows price-sensitive passengers to snap the lowest possible fares.
SpiceJet Airlines is a reincarnation of ModiLuft. Ajay Singh and Kansagra family promoted Spicejet. Later an American billionaire, Wilbur Ross, invested $80 million in the airline.
Kalanithi Maran, the Chairman and Managing Director of Sun Network, acquired a large stake in the airline in June 2010. The CEO of SpiceJet is Kishore Gupta.
Spicejet’s inception marks a revolution in Indian civil aviation industry. The airline introduced flying at Rs. 99 for the first 99 days. There are 9, 000 seats available for passengers. In addition the airline also launched Rs. 999 promotional scheme on the select routes. The reason rear to that was to give direct competition to Indian Railways, and provide opportunity of flying possible for everyone.
The primary hub of SpiceJet is Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Kolkata’s Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport are the secondary hubs of Spice. Gurgaon,Haryana,is the corporate office of SpiceJet.
India’s second biggest low-cost carrier focuses on cities like Ahmadabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune.
SpiceJet has a strong fleet size, including 22 Boeing 737-800 aircraft comprising Boeing 737-900ER with carrying capacity of 212 passengers at a time. The airline also put 37 Boeing 737-800 more planes on order.
Spicejet, India’s low-cost carrier spends money on passenger safety. They are using high-level of expertise. The airline is set in hiring experienced pilots, engineers and dedicated crew members.
The airline has been voted for the best low-cost airline in south Asia and central Asia in 2007.
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