To cut costs, SpiceJet, GoFirst in pact to combine flights
Move has helped airlines curtail costs by 70%, about 20,000 passengers benefitted02-06-2021
02-06-2021
SpiceJet defers May salaries, decides to pay employees based on hours worked
The airline has informed its employees that it has decided to revert to a structure where staff will be paid as per work hours, due to the adverse impact of the second wave of coronavirus on revenue and cash flow of the company01-06-2021
Crew, guests in trouble for flouting Covid norms in wedding on chartered Spicejet
Flight was booked as a joy ride post-wedding'24-05-2021
SpiceJet plane with 31 boxers lands in Dubai after declaring fuel emergency
The plane was carrying ace pugilist Mary Kom and 30 other members of an Indian boxing contingent from Delhi22-05-2021
Croatia: SpiceJet crew spend 21 hrs inside aircraft over RT-PCR rule change
The flight crew of SpiceJet's Delhi-Zagreb flight had to spend around 21 hours inside the aircraft at the Zagreb airport as there was a sudden change in rules making negative RTPCR test results mandatory for anyone coming from India, the airline said on Saturday. The crew were not allowed to come out of the plane and they conducted the return flight to Delhi -- after the 21-hour rest period -- without passengers or cargo. "Prior to departure from India, email confirmation was received from Croatian authorities that RTPCR is not required for crew," the airline's spokesperson said. On arrival in Zagreb on Tuesday, the crew, including four pilots, as well as cabin crew members, was told that the orders have changed. "Due to sudden and massive increase in COVID cases in India, they were then instructed that RTPCR test is required. This came as a surprise," the airline's spokesperson said. India recorded 3,26,098 coronavirus cases and 3,890 deaths on Saturday. Since the crew could not15-05-2021
Transported 55,000 oxygen concentrators in 21 days, says SpiceJet
SpiceJet added that it has transported 88,802 kg of Covid vaccine shipment between 12 January and 12 April 2021 while carrying more than 1.6 lakh tonnes of cargo and medical devices since 25 March 202014-05-2021
SpiceJet to start Covid-19 vaccination drive for all employees from May 17
Budget carrier SpiceJet has said it will start a company-sponsored vaccination drive for all its employees from May 17. The drive will commence from Delhi and Gurugram, which is SpiceJet's headquarters, and will cover the airline's employees across all the stations on its network, a release said on Wednesday. SpiceJet said it has around 15,000 employees. Other carriers like Air India, Vistara, IndiGo and GoAir and AirAsia India have already rolled vaccination drives for their employees. The first ones to get vaccinated will be the frontline employees of the airline including airport staff and in-flight crew, SpiceJet said. The vaccination program will be undertaken as per government rules and guidelines and basis the availability of the vaccine, SpiceJet said. The airline will also make efforts to facilitate vaccination for the families of employees going forward, it added. At SpiceJet, the health and safety of our passengers and employees is our topmost priority. Vaccination is12-05-2021
SpiceJet airlifts 9,600 oxygen concentrators from Beijing, Nanjing, Wuhan, Hong Kong
They were delivered to Kolkata and Delhi09-05-2021
SpiceJet airlifts 1,800 oxygen concentrators, COVID relief material from Hong Kong, Nanjing
India has been badly hit by the second wave of coronavirus infections and hospitals in several states are reeling under shortage of vaccines, oxygen, drugs, equipment and beds .SpiceJet said it has airlifted more than 15,750 oxygen concentrators from the US, Hong Kong, Singapore and China so far08-05-2021
SpiceJet airlifts 2,450 oxygen concentrators from Nanjing, Hong Kong
India is facing a severe shortage of medical oxygen04-05-2021