SpiceJet converts three Bombardier Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters

Private airline SpiceJet has converted three of its Bombardier Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters.

With the addition of these three cargo planes, SpiceJet now has a dedicated fleet of eight freighter aircraft. The three converted Q400 cargo planes will primarily be used for operations to smaller towns and cities.

“Our cargo operations are doing extremely well and to address the increased demand we have converted three Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters,” said Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh.

“These are our old 78-seater Q400s and have a cargo capacity of 8.5 tonnes each. These smaller cargo planes are perfectly suited for operations to tier 2 and 3 cities and to remote and hilly areas in the North-East, Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh.”