Indian airline SpiceJet has inducted its 100th aircraft – a Boeing 737 – into its fleet.
SpiceJet’s fleet now comprises of 68 Boeing 737s, 30 Bombardier Q-400s and two B737 freighters.
SpiceJet had placed a $22 billion order for 205 aircraft planes with Boeing in 2017 and had followed it up with a $1.7 billion order for 50 Bombardier Q400 planes.
Meanwhile, the airline has announced the launch of 20 new domestic flights.
In line with the airline’s commitment on enhancing regional connectivity, SpiceJet has introduced new flights on the Mumbai-Thiruvananthapuram, Mumbai-Vijayawada and Mumbai-Tirupati sectors.
The airline has also announced an additional flight on the Kolkata-Patna route.
All the new flights introduced will be operational daily, except the flight on the Mumbai-Kolkata sector which will be operational all days of the week except Wednesday and Sunday.
The airline will deploy its Boeing 737 NG aircraft on all these routes.