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Gurgaon, August 16, 2017: SpiceJet, the country’s favourite low-cost
carrier, has brought Puducherry back on India’s aviation map. The airline launched
services on the Hyderabad-Puducherry sector today providing convenient connections from
different parts of the country to the Union Territory.
The Hyderabad-Puducherry flight becomes the third daily flight to be launched by
SpiceJet under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme. The traditional flag-off and
lamp-lighting ceremonies were held at the Puducherry Airport.
Puducherry is one of the four un-served markets the airline will be operating to under
the UDAN scheme. With this new flight, Puducherry will be connected with Delhi, Mumbai,
Bengaluru, Chennai, Tirupati, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Vijaywada and Varanasi
with convenient onward connections on the SpiceJet network.
The flag-off ceremony was graced by Hon’ble Chief Minister, Government of Puducherry -
Shri V. Narayanasamy, Shri V. Vaithilingam, Hon’ble Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Shri
V.P. Sivakolundhu, Hon’ble Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Shri Malladi Krishna
Rao, Hon’ble Minister for Health & Tourism, Government of Puducherry, Shri N
Gokulakrishnan Rajya Sabha MP, Shri. Manoj Parida, I.A.S. Chief Secretary to Government
of Puducherry, Shri V V G Raju Regional Director South AAI, along with elected
legislators, senior AAI & SpiceJet officials. The launch was initiated with the
customary lamp lighting ceremony followed by ribbon-cutting, marking the formal
announcement of the launch of the new flight service.
Flight SG 1005 was given a ceremonial flag off at 11:40 am which departed from
Puducherry on its maiden flight to the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad.
The first few passengers were welcomed and mementoes were gifted to them. In line with
the aviation tradition to mark key milestones, the flight was greeted with a grand
water cannon salute upon its arrival at the Puducherry Airport.
On the occasion of the flagging off ceremony, Ms. Shilpa Bhatia, Senior VP,
Commercial SpiceJet said, “SpiceJet is proud to induct Puducherry on to
its network. Seen as an education, healthcare and tourism hotspot of the country,
Puducherry is also home to several big IT software and hardware giants and has seen
remarkable growth in recent years. SpiceJet is excited to contribute to this growth
story and our flights will help bring in more leisure and business traffic to the UT.”
SpiceJet has been awarded six proposals and 11 routes under the first phase of the
Government of India's UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme. Out of the six finalised
proposals four will cater to unserved markets of Adampur, Kandla, Puducherry and
Jaisalmer whereas two will be for underserved markets of Porbandar and Kanpur. Flight
operations have already commenced on Mumbai-Porbandar-Mumbai and Mumbai-Kandla-Mumbai
routes from 10th July.
Flight Schedule
| Flight No. |
Origin |
Destination |
Departure |
Arrival |
Starting Fare (all in) |
Frequency |
| SG 1004 |
Hyderabad |
Pondicherry |
10:00 |
11:20 |
Rs. 3040 |
Daily |
| SG 1005 |
Puducherry |
Hyderabad |
11:40 |
13:10 |
Rs. 2800 |
Daily |
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