SpiceJet to connect Mumbai to 8 foreign destinations by May-end

MUMBAI: Jet Airways downfall has opened up landing and take off time slots at the congested Mumbai airport and low-cost airlines have been rushing in to add more flights out of Mumbai. SpiceJet will connect Mumbai to a host of international destinations with direct non-stop flights to Hong Kong, Jeddah, Dubai, Colombo, Dhaka, Riyadh, Bangkok and Kathmandu from May-end.

The airline, which already connects Mumbai with a non-stop flight to Dubai, has plans to add two more flights on this route. It recently announced a new daily direct flight to Bangkok.

In a press release issued on Monday, Spice Jet said that it "will be first and only Indian budget carrier to launch daily direct flights on the Mumbai-Colombo, Mumbai-Dhaka, Mumbai-Riyadh, Mumbai-Hong Kong and Mumbai-Kathmandu sectors." The airline will be deploying its Boeing 737 NG aircraft on the new routes.

Last week, SpiceJet announced six new domestic flights connecting Mumbai with Kolkata, Chennai and Varanasi. While SpiceJet’s international flight to Bangkok will start from 17 May, the domestic flights are effective April 18.