SpiceJet to start Jaisalmer flights under UDAN II

SpiceJet is introducing flights from Ahmedabad and Surat in Gujarat to Jaisalmer in Rajasthan, under the regional connectivity scheme UDAN. The direct Ahmedabad-Jaisalmer-Ahmedabad and Surat-Jaisalmer-Surat flights will commence operations on October 31 and November 30, respectively. The routes were awarded to the airline under UDAN II. With the introduction of the two routes, SpiceJet will operate 25 daily flights under UDAN in straight 14 months since its first launch in July 2017.

SpiceJet is also planning to enhance its operations on the Surat-Goa sector with a second direct flight from November 30. The airline’s Ahmedabad–Patna flights will operate from October 28, while flights on Ahmedabad-Jabalpur, Ahmedabad-Dehradun and Ahmedabad–Jodhpur sectors will start from October 31. The first flight services under Surat-Udaipur and Udaipur-Varanasi routes will start from November 30.

All the new flights introduced will be operational on all days except Sundays whereas the flights on the Ahmedabad-Dehradun-Ahmedabad route will fly daily. While the airline will be deploying its Boeing 737 on the Ahmedabad-Patna route, its fleet of Bombardier Q-400 aircraft will be engaged on the remnant new routes.

“SpiceJet has been introducing flights on UDAN routes at a great pace. In a span of mere 14 months we have launched 25 flights under UDAN which is a new milestone for us and the Indian aviation and we are proud of this. The new UDAN flights connecting Jaisalmer to Ahmedabad and Surat are a step forward in this direction. The host of new flights from Gujarat will help in enhancing connectivity thereby resulting in a direct boost in trade and economy,” said Shilpa Bhatia, Chief Sales and Revenue Officer, SpiceJet.

Bookings for the new routes are now open on www.spicejet.com , SpiceJet’s mobile app and through online travel portals and travel agencies.