SpiceJet expands operations in South India
Connecting Madurai to Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai
SpiceJet, India’s most preferred low fare airline, announces the addition of Madurai as the 20th destination, thereby increasing its presence in the Southern region. The first flights between Madurai and Chennai will begin on September 27, connecting onwards to Delhi and Mumbai. Bookings from Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai to/from Madurai are now open.
Tickets can be booked through www.spicejet.com or Toll Free Reservation at 1800 180 3333 / 0987 180 3333 and through Travel Agents.
Announcing this development, Samyukth Sridharan, Chief Commercial Officer, SpiceJet Limited said, “As we grow our fleet and induct the 22nd aircraft, we increase our presence in South. Madurai is among the top three industrial towns of Tamil Nadu. It is the only airport in India serving six Lok Shabha constituencies. Also, known as the cultural capital to Tamil Nadu and host to the very famous Meenakshi temple, we are happy to announce Madurai as our 20th destination.”
The following table explains the flight schedule* to and fro from Madurai:
| Origin | Destination | Flight No. | Frequency | Departure | Arrival |
| Madurai | Chennai | SG 304 | Daily | 1025 | 1125 |
| Madurai | Chennai | SG 296 | Daily | 1825 | 1925 |
| Chennai | Madurai | SG 291 | Daily | 840 | 940 |
| Chennai | Madurai | SG 303 | Daily | 1655 | 1755 |
| Madurai | Delhi via Chennai | SG 304 | Daily | 1025 | 1500 |
| Delhi | Madurai via Chennai | SG 303 | Daily | 1335 | 1755 |
| Madurai | Mumbai via Chennai | SG 296 | Daily | 1825 | 2150 |
| Mumbai | Madurai via Chennai | SG 291 | Daily | 605 | 940 |
| *subject to DGCA approval | |||||
SpiceJet reported its first annual profit at the end of FY09-10 with a net annual profit of Rs 61.4 crore. For the first quarter of FY10-11, the airlines has continued to be profitable and reported a profit of Rs.55.2 crore. SpiceJet has also announced an order of 30 Boeing 737-800 aircraft to take its fleet size to 58 planes over the next few years.
About SpiceJet Ltd.:
SpiceJet (www.spicejet.com) is India's most preferred airline, with over 13% market share, delivering the lowest air fares with the highest consumer value. We operate 141 flights daily to 19 cities viz. Agartala, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bagdogra, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Jammu, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Srinagar, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam. Our on-time performance is amongst the best in India and coupled with a Technical Dispatch Reliability of 99.6%, making us an airline with least cancellations. SpiceJet's new generation fleet of 21 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:-
- 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)
- Employer Branding Institutes’ Best Employer Brand Award for our employee best practices (December 2009)
- World Travel Market Award for multi-channel approach in distribution (November 2009, London)
- Smart Travel Asia’s Top 10 Best Budget Airlines in Asia for two consecutive years (Aug 2008 & Sept 2009, Hong Kong)
- 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)
- Frost & Sullivan Indian Commercial Aviation Emerging Company of the Year Award (Nov 2008, London).
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