AIMING HIGH: Sanjay Kumar (left), assistant vice-president (Sales), Spicejet, addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Thursday. Photo: Satish H.

HYDERABAD: Spicejet one of the leading low-cost airlines has announced aggressive expansion plans with the addition of 23 more flights to its fleet in the next couple of years covering 24 destinations and offering more than 35,000 seats a day.

The airline, which commenced operations a year ago, presently has six aircrafts with 49 daily flights to 11 destinations offering 8,900 seats a day.

The aircraft registered the highest load factor of 86 per cent and achieved 99.5 per cent flight despatch reliability, three per cent more than Boeing, Spicejet's assistant vice-president (sales), Sanjay Kumar, said.

Addressing a press conference here on Thursday, he said the company was negotiating with several investors including leading banks like Exim Bank for raising funds required for the acquisition of new aircraft and the deals were expected to close by the year-end.

Hyderabad as hub

Spicejet also plans to convert Hyderabad into one of its hubs by increasing connectivity from here to other destinations like Tirupati and Kolkata.

Spicejet presently operates flights to Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai from the city and plans are afoot to increase the frequency of the flights to meet the ever-increasing demand.

Linking north-south

The company plans to ensure effective connectivity between north and south through Hyderabad.

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