SpiceJet to fly Colombo

SpiceJet, India’s second-largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in terms of market share, announced the commencement of its international operations, with its first flights to Kathmandu and Colombo ready to take off in four weeks, a Business Standard report said.

SpiceJet will flag off its first international flight from Delhi to Nepal’s capital Kathmandu on October 7, followed by flights from Chennai to Colombo on October 9.

SpiceJet will use Boeing 737-800, aircraft with a seating capacity of 189 passengers on the routes.

The carrier said it planned to operate a daily return flight on the Chennai-Colombo route, while there would be six return flights a week on the New Delhi-Kathmandu route business.