SPICEJET - adding spice to Indian travel !

SPICEJET LOGO

In India the most common mode for long distance travel is the railways. The reasons include increased connectivity and cheaper in cost. It does have its disadvantages but today people opting to travel in higher classes of the railways of opting to fly! India is home to quite some Low Cost Carriers and amongst them Spicejet is a prominent member. High connectivity, on time performance and less burden for your pocket. Today's Airline of the week is Spicejet, a low cost carrier in India which primarily uses the Boeing 737 series of aircraft's for its operations.
SpiceJet is headquartered in Gurgaon, India. It began service in May 2005 and by 2008, it was India's second largest low-cost airline in terms of market share. SpiceJet was voted as the best low-cost airline in South Asia and Central Asia region by Skytrax in 2007. Below is a video highlighting the Spicejetters.

SpiceJet, is a reincarnation of Modiluft. It is promoted by Ajay Singh and the Kansagra family. SpiceJet marked its entry in the Indian skies with Rs.99 (less than USD 2) fares for the first 99 days, with 9,000 seats available at this rate.

SPICEJET EX CEO-SANJAY AGGARWAL

This deal was followed up with a Rs.999 promotional scheme on select routes. Their marketing theme "offering low 'everyday spicy fares' and great guest services to price conscious travelers. Their aim is to compete with the Indian Railway passengers traveling in air conditioned coaches. Below we have a video taken at the cockpit of a SpiceJet 737, aint that intresting?

On 15 July 2008 Billionaire Wilbur Ross suggested he would invest Rs.345 Crore (US$ 74.86 million) in the low cost airline. The board of directors of SpiceJet accepted an offer in-principle from the US-based PE firm that would make available about Rs.345 crore (US$ 74.86 million) to SpiceJet, a joint statement issued by SpiceJet and WL Ross & Co.

SPICEJET B737 AT TAXI

Indian media baron Kalanidhi Maran acquired a major stake (37.7%) in this airline on June 2010. On December 9, 2010, SpiceJet made a firm order for 15 Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and options for another 15.

SPICEJET B737 DURING LIFTOFF

SpiceJet flies to 22 destinations across India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. It commenced international operations with flights from Chennai to Colombo, Sri Lanka on 7th October 2010, and flights from New Delhi to Kathmandu, Nepal on 9th October 2010.

SPICEJET B737 CLIMBING

As of December 2010, the SpiceJet fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 4.4 years:

SpiceJet fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers (Economy)	Notes
Boeing 737-800	21	33	189	5 dry leased from GECAS
Boeing 737-900ER	5	0	212
Bombardier Dash 8 Q400	—	30	70	Deliveries from mid 2011
Total	26	63

Each aircraft in the SpiceJet fleet is named after a spice.
A TELEVISION COMMERCIAL FOR SPICEJET

SPICEJET DATASHEET

IATA SG ICAO SEJ Callsign SPICEJET
Founded	2004
Commenced operations	23 May 2005
Hubs	Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi)
Secondary hubs	Chennai International Airport Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Mumbai) Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata)
Focus cities	Bengaluru International Airport (Bangalore) Cochin International Airport (Kochi) Pune International Airport Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad) Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad)
Fleet size	25
Destinations	22
Company slogan	"Get More When You Fly"
Headquarters	Gurgaon
Key people	Neil Mills, CEO
Website	SpiceJet.com

Type	Public (BSE: SPICEJET)
Industry	Transportation
Founded	2004
Headquarters	Delhi
Area served	India, Srilanka, Nepal
Key people	Kalanidhi Maran
Services	Airlines & Aviation
Revenue	$400.52 million USD (2009)
Employees	2,000+ (2009)
Subsidiaries	SpiceJet Cargo

I would be rather modest to say that opting to fly SpiceJet was worth the money you shell! So you too become a SPICEJETTER, pack your bags and take for the skies!
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