MUMBAI/BENGALURU: New Delhi: Budget airlines SpiceJet Ltd and IndiGo (InterGlobe Aviation Ltd) have stepped in to partly fill the void following Jet Airways’ grounding on Wednesday night. The move is expected to help partly restore the disruption in air transport capacity and stabilize fares.
SpiceJet, India’s second-largest budget carrier by market share, on Thursday said it will induct 27 more planes to its fleet, including half a dozen Boeing Co. 737-800 NG, on dry lease over the next 10 days. Earlier, it had announced that it plans to add 16 B737 and five Bombardier Inc. Q400 aircraft. The airline said in a statement that it has sought approval from industry regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), to import the planes.
