20th airplane inducted into SpiceJet fleet - takes delivery of a new Boeing 737-800
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-- New Delhi, March 29, 2010: SpiceJet, India's most preferred airline, took delivery of a brand new Boeing 737-800 airplane today. This takes SpiceJet's fleet size to 20 airplanes with an average age of 3 years. With five more new airplane deliveries scheduled in the next year, the airline is set to grow its fleet size to 25.
This new 737-800 airplane with advanced cockpit technology and blended winglets improves safety and efficiency of the aircraft.
SpiceJet has recently announced its new schedule with strengthening of its connectivity to the NorthEast. Agartala was announced as the 19th destination in their network with the addition of a daily flight on the Kolkata-Agartala-Kolkata route effective 15 April 2010.
Commenting on this, Sanjay Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer, SpiceJet said, "We are excited to welcome the 20th airplane to our fleet. Having a young and state-of-the-art fleet allows us to offer reliable and comfortable service to our customers."
In keeping with SpiceJet's practice of naming each of its airplanes after a spice, the new aircraft is christened 'Vanilla'. It will carry the tail sign VT-SGF.
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About SpiceJet
SpiceJet is India's most preferred airline, delivering the lowest air fares with the highest consumer value. We operate 129 daily flights to 18 destinations all over India, including Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bagdogra (Darjeeling), 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%, we can rightly claim to have the least number of flight cancellations. SpiceJet's new generation fleet of 20 Boeing 737-800 / 737-900ER aircraft are backed by cutting edge technology and infrastructure to ensure the highest standards in safety and operating efficiency. Know more about us at www.spicejet.com.
Awards:
- Outlook Traveler's Best Low Cost Airline India (Feb 2008 & 2010) India
- Award for Best website 'World Low Cost Airlines Asia Pacific Conference' at Singapore 2010
- Best low-fare airline in India, as per survey conducted by MaRS on behalf of Hindustan Times (December 2009)
- Best Employer Brand Award, for our employee best practices, from the Employer Branding Institute, Hyderabad (December 2009)
- World Travel Market Award for multi-channel approach in distribution, London (November 2009)
- Among Smart Travel Asia's Top 10 Best Budget Airlines in Asia, Hong Kong (August 2008 & September 2009)
- National Award (ICWAI) for excellence in Cost Management, New Delhi (March 2009)
- CIO 100 Award for IT efforts for customer satisfaction and business growth, India (2007, 2008 & 2009)
- 2008 Frost & Sullivan Indian Commercial Aviation - Emerging Company of the Year Award, London (Nov 2008)
- TAFI - Abacus's Best Low Cost Airline Malaysia (Sept 2007)
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