SpiceJet to launch flights from Mumbai to Porbandar & Kandla under Udan scheme in July
The government had in March awarded 128 regional routes to five airlines—Alliance Air, SpiceJet, Turbo Megha, Air Odisha and Air Deccan—for launching flights under Udan (Ude Desh Ka Aam Naagrik) scheme
SpiceJet Ltd will introduce its first flight under the government’s Udan regional connectivity scheme to Porbandar and Kandla in Gujarat next month, joining Air India and TruJet in starting such flights.
The two routes—Mumbai-Porbandar-Mumbai, Mumbai-Kandla-Mumbai—will be operational with a 78-seater Bombardier Q400 regional jet from 10 July, SpiceJet said in a note on Monday.
Under the Udan scheme, the airline will be operating the new flights on the Mumbai-Porbandar route with Rs2,250 (all inclusive) fares while the fare on the Mumbai- Kandla and Kandla-Mumbai routes would be Rs2,500 (all inclusive) for Udan seats.
