MUMBAI: Low cost carrier
SpiceJet on Monday launched
daily direct services on the
Delhi-Kishangarh-Delhi route, thus air connecting
Ajmer and
Pushkar.
SpiceJet will be deploying its
Bombardier Q-400 aircraft on the route.The marble city of Kishangarh marks SpiceJet’s eighth destination nationally and the second sector in Rajasthan after Jaipur-Jaisalmer-Jaipur to be connected under UDAN. The airline was awarded the route under UDAN II.
"SpiceJet is the first and only airline to offer daily direct air connectivity between Kishangarh and Delhi,'' said a press statement issued by Spice Jet.
Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet said, “The new flight services will unleash the tourism potential of the city like never before providing a convenient mode of travel for the millions of tourists and pilgrims who visit Ajmer and Pushkar."
Pushkar is one of the oldest cities in India. The city is home to the famous
Jagatpita Brahma Temple considered to be one of the five sacred pilgrimage destinations for Hindus. The famous Ajmer Sharif Dargah of Sufi Saint
Hazrat Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti located at Ajmer attracts millions of people every year from India and abroad. The new daily flight will provide pilgrims and tourists a much better access to Ajmer and Pushkar.
In addition to Delhi-Kishangarh-Delhi flight, SpiceJet operates flights under UDAN on Mumbai-Porbandar, Mumbai-Kandla-Mumbai, Hyderabad-Puducherry-Hyderabad, Jaipur-Jaisalmer-Jaipur, Delhi-Adampur-Delhi, Chennai-Hubli-Chennai, Hyderabad-Hubli-Hyderabad, Delhi-Kanpur-Delhi and Kolkata – Pakyong - Kolkata.