Jaipur,
SpiceJet, India’s favourite budget airline today launched its direct flight
services to Dubai from Jaipur with traditional flag-off and lamp-lighting
ceremonies at Jaipur International Airport. With this launch, SpiceJet becomes
the first private airline to operate a direct flight on this route and also the
only airline to fly 5 times per week between Jaipur and Dubai.
The
flag-off ceremony was presided over by Mr. G P Gupta, Chief Administrative Office
& Chief Accountable Manager, SpiceJet. The occasion was also graced by Gulab Chand Kataria, Home Minister, Rajasthan as the
Chief Guest and and Ramcharan Bohra Member of Parliament from Jaipur as Guest of Honour. Present on the
occasion were Mr. B K Tailong Airport Director, Jaipur International
Airport, R K Singh CASO/SR Commandant CISF, Suresh Mukeria Custom Deputy
Commissioner, Mr Charan Singh DGM ATC,
Mr M P Bansal GM AAI, Mr S N Sharma Chief Immigration Officer, Mr P L Meena
Asst Immigration Officer and other distinguished
airport officials.
In line with the
aviation tradition to mark key milestones, SpiceJet’s Boeing 737NG aircraft
deployed on this route was greeted with a grand water cannon salute on its
arrival.
The launch was
initiated with the customary lamp lighting ceremony by Mr. Gulab Chand Kataria
and Mr. Ramcharan Bohra; followed by the ribbon-cutting ceremony thereby
marking the formal announcement of the launch of SpiceJet’s SG 57 Jaipur to
Dubai flight. The ceremony finally came
to a conclusion with Shri Gulab Chand Kataria and Mr. Ramcharan Bohra flagging-off
the flight at 09.45 AM, thereby initiating a new chapter in SpiceJet’s
international connectivity.
Commemorating the
flight launch, Mr. G P Gupta, Chief Administrative & Chief Accountable
Officer, SpiceJet said, “There
is great growth happening in the economies of small towns the tier-II and
tier-III cities. The next wave of growth for the Indian aviation industry is
going to come from them as small town airports will not only help the aviation
industry to increase its geographical footprint but also unlock the untapped
markets. We operate the highest number of flights into smaller destinations in
the market today and we are now focusing on elevating these regional cities on
to our international radar too. Dubai being our key focus for the Middle East
market we wanted to create a differentiating factor and hence a direct flight on
the Jaipur – Dubai route. We are very bullish on these routes getting popular
and hope to replicate similar networking for other destinations as well.”
Mr. B K Tailong – Airport Director, on the occasion said, “We
congratulate SpiceJet on their new international flight to Dubai. This flight
will boost the tourism and business opportunities in the state. The new flight
will also enhance connectivity in the region and hope that SpiceJet adds more
flights from Jaipur to various destinations. SpiceJet operations will
give fliers more options and cut down their travel time drastically and
will cater to the large number of travelers who till now used to go to other
airports for their connecting flights. We also commit to lend full support to
SpiceJet.”
Flights in this
route will be operated on all days except Mondays and Saturdays. Dubai is one
of SpiceJet’s six international destinations – Dubai, Bangkok, Colombo, Kabul,
Male (Maldives), and Muscat.
With the launch of
flights from Jaipur and Hyderabad today, SpiceJet will be operating direct
flights to Dubai from ten cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Kochi,
Madurai, Amritsar, Kozhikode, Jaipur and Hyderabad, with connections from
dozens of more cities including Kolkata, Chennai, and Bengaluru.