SpiceJet is going to start flying to Lakshadweep...

S Venkateshwari
SpiceJet is going to start flying to Lakshadweep...


Low-cost airline SpiceJet said on wednesday that it will run two flights under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) regional connectivity project to Lakshadweep. "We will shortly be launching flights to the island and we have exclusive rights to operate flights to lakshadweep under the RCS," the airline's chairman and managing director (CMD), ajay Singh, stated during the virtually arranged annual general meeting on Wednesday.

"Plans to launch flights to lakshadweep are being made, and the airline will soon announce the flights with other details," said the spokesperson for Alliance Air, the only regional airline currently operating to the island on the Kochi-Agatti-Kochi sector. This takes place against the backdrop of a diplomatic spat that began last week when government officials and the deputy minister of the maldives made offensive remarks about prime minister Narendra Modi's visit to Lakshadweep. On january 2, Modi made a trip to the Union Territory, and he posted images of the trip on social media.

on addition, the Agatti airport on lakshadweep is being expanded by the government to handle larger aircraft in an effort to boost tourism. Additionally, it intends to develop a greenfield airport on Minicoy Island. people began posting their opinions on X and calling for indian tourists to avoid the Maldives. The maldives government then suspended three of its officials in response to the outcry.

Singh added that ayodhya will be served by the airline's inaugural flight. He declared, "We're going to start flying soon, connecting ayodhya with several cities across the nation." In December, SpiceJet's Board of Directors authorized new plans for fundraising. Speaking about the infusion of funds, Singh stated that the airline and its network will expand with the majority of the Rs. 2250 crore in funds.






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