?SpiceJet to launch 12 non-stop flights from Jan 20

In a bid to augment regional connectivity across the country, S?piceJet Thursday announced the launch of 12 non-stop flights and frequencies from January 20.

"With the new flights, passengers from Dehradun, Jammu, Jaipur, Amritsar, Varanasi, Madurai and Vijayawada can now easily travel to a host of other cities," the no-frills airline said in a statement.

"SpiceJet will be the first Indian carrier to introduce daily direct flights on the Dehradun-Jammu, Dehradun-Jaipur and Dehradun-Amritsar routes," it said.

The airline has also enhanced frequencies on the Jaipur-Varanasi (2nd frequency), Chennai-Madurai (4th frequency) and Hyderabad-Vijayawada (3rd frequency) sectors.

The flights on all the routes are daily, except on the Chennai-Madurai route, where the flights will not operate on Tuesdays.

SpiceJet will deploy its fleet of Bombardier Q400 aircraft on all these routes, the statement added.