SpiceJet to add 8 aircraft to its fleet this fiscal

Low frills carrier SpiceJet today said it is planning to add about three Bombardiers and 4 to 5 Boeings by the end of the current fiscal as it wants to increase its daily flights by 10 percent and also introduce new international destinations.

"We have 17 planes for regional connectivity. Spicejet is a major player in regional connectivity space. A few weeks back, we have added three Bombardiers. We will be adding three more in the current financial year," Ajay Singh CMD of SpiceJet told reporters on the sidelines of a Ficci Ladies Organisation programme here today.



"We will be adding 4 or 5 aircraft this year. They will mostly be Boeings," he said.

Currently, SpiceJet is having a fleet of 43 aircraft operating 320 flights a day.

Replying to a query, Singh said within next few weeks they will be adding 2 to 3 international destinations.

Currently, it operates in six countries.

"We are flying to six countries as of now. We are looking at more options. In the next few weeks, we will announce some more routes. We will be announcing two to three destinations more. Our strategy is to operate in 4 hour window journey," he said.

On its proposed order, the CMD said they are talking to both Airbus and Boeing for placing an order of over 100 aircraft.

The deal will be finalised in a month, he said, adding that the whole order will either go to Boeing or Airbus.