SpiceJet eyes seaplane route to Uttarakhand

Soon, you may be able to take off from Delhi’s Yamuna riverfront and land in Uttarakhand’s famed waterbodies – Nainital’s Naini Lake and Tehri Dam. SpiceJet NSE -2.71 %, which currently operates India’s only seaplane route between Ahmedabad’s Sabarmati riverfront and Statue of Unity in Kevadia, says it is getting two more seaplanes this year and is looking at new routes to and from Delhi.

“It is technically feasible to do these routes using seaplanes. We are getting two more this year and are looking at deploying them in the Andamans and Uttaranchal,” SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh said.