SpiceJet plans to revive 25 planes as Go First files for bankruptcy

A day after Go First suspended its flights and started the insolvency process, SpiceJet on Tuesday announced that it has mobilised a plan to revive 25 grounded planes.

SpiceJet has 72 aircraft in its fleet, out of which 31 are in “storage” and the remaining 41 are in service as on May 3, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium’s data. An aircraft that has not operated a single commercial flight in 30 days is considered to be in “storage”.

The sudden exit of Go First, which was operating about 200 flights per day, has left a vacuum in the Indian aviation market. SpiceJet is looking to fill this vacuum by bringing its grounded planes back to service.