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sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

SpiceJet working with Bombardier to increase Q400 reliability
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11-Aug-2014 10:19 AM
SpiceJet is working with Bombardier to increase the reliability of its Bombardier Q400 aircraft and plans to return its old leased aircraft in order to improve efficiency (Economic Times, 09-Aug-2014). COO Sanjiv Kapoor said, "Their maintenance reliability was not where we would have liked them to be. But we are headed in the right direction now. We are working very closely with Bombardier on it". He also said, "I have now really made it a mandate that aircraft have to be clean and you can see the difference", adding he was "still not satisfied with aircraft cleanliness" when he had joined. The measures, if properly implemented, will help SpiceJet reduce maintenance cost, which account for 12% of overall expenses, increase aircraft utilisation and reduce fuel cost. Mr Kapoor said SpiceJet has now brought in a new set of procedures for "deep cleaning" of aircraft on a week basis.

Nimish · Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 2:46 pm Post subject:

Cleaning/ Deep cleaning is not just for cosmetic benefits, but IMO also helps keep the weight of the a/c in check and thereby reduce fuel consumption.

Pick up an old carpet at home/ office and you'll find a mound of dust under it. I guess that might happen on aircraft as well - which is why regular deep cleaning will help.
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indopaki · Member Joined: 23 Jul 2007 Posts: 479 Location: Pakistan

Wrong topic, deleted.

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

SpiceJet auditor sees 'material uncertainty' about 'ability to continue as a going concern'
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15-Aug-2014 12:22 PM
SpiceJet auditors S R Batliboi & Associates LLP expressed (14-Aug-2014) concern over the financial state of the carrier. The auditors said: "Without qualifying our conclusion, we draw attention to Note 5 of the Statement which indicates that the Company has incurred a net loss of Rs 12,4014.4 lakhs during the quarter ended June 30, 2014, and as of that date, the Company's total liabilities exceed its total assets by Rs 114,557.5 laks. These conditions, along with other matters as set forth in Note 5, indicate the existence of a material uncertainty that may cast doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern".

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

The late Sir Freddie Laker if he was alive today must have been wishing he started Laker Airways in India and not in UK, looking at the way some of India's airlines continue to go on with their merry ways irrespective of what their auditors mumble and grumble.

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

Sun Network Group dismisses auditor concerns re SpiceJet ability to continue as going concern
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18-Aug-2014 12:25 PM
Sun Network Group CFO SL Narayanan, commenting on auditor comments that there is an “existence of a material uncertainty that may cast doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern", said: "This comment is not new. It has been appearing since December 2011, and at least one more listed airline that is larger than us has had a similar observation in its quarterly disclosures. “Going concern” is a very nuanced concept in accounting theory. The auditor comments on a set of financial statements prepared under the assumption that a firm will exist well into the future. In other words the firm ought to have the liquidity to meet its obligations, the resources to do business and the legal sanction to operate indefinitely. That assumption gets challenged when the firm has liabilities that far exceed its assets: our situation. Auditors invariably raise this as a red flag when net worth turns negative. However, any inference that SpiceJet is not a going concern can be dismissed with evidence that the promoters have been bringing in funds. The promoters have demonstrated this in the past by investing a total of INR550 crore on three different occasions. They have invested INR1400 crore till date and are committed to making SpiceJet as valuable as the media assets in the Sun Group’s portfolio" (The Hindu Business Line, 17-Aug-2014).

HAWK21M · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 5:44 pm Post subject:

Whats the situation with FORM16 of the staff.
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abhijith16 · Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2014 6:30 pm Post subject:

SG resumes BKK eff Sep 25

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sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

SpiceJet launches Indian Armed Forces special
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19-Aug-2014 3:01 PM
SpiceJet announced (18-Aug-2014) an Indian Armed Forces special, with a flat 50% off on base fares. The carrier said, "We now offer a flat 50% discount on base fares for bookings made by serving and retired Indian Armed Forces personnel, and their families. Book till 23:59 hrs, 19th August, 2014 for travel between 12th August and 10th October 2014, and 01st November 2014 and 15th December, 2014".

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

SpiceJet to resume service to Bangkok
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19-Aug-2014 9:36 AM
SpiceJet announced plans to resume service to Bangkok with daily service from Kolkata from 25-Sep-2014 (domain-b/PTI/Economic Times, 18-Aug-2014). This will also be the airline's first nonstop international operations from Kolkata, with service to operate with Boeing 737 aircraft. SpiceJet used to earlier operate to Bangkok from Bengaluru and Pune. It discontinued Pune-Bangkok direct service in Mar-2014. SpiceJet COO Sanjiv Kapoor said, ''We believe there is tremendous opportunity in the Kolkata–Bangkok market, and this flight will also connect passengers to and from other Indian destinations to Bangkok via Kolkata

basheer1211 · Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India

SG diverts SG305/306 DEL-MAA-CJB-MAA to DEL-MAA-IXM-MAA from Sep 15.

The_Goat · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 12:36 pm Post subject:

I have a question. Two questions actually, and thanks in anticipation for any answers.

First, are SG 3313 (HYD-IXM) and SG 3314 (IXM-CMB) operated by the same aircraft? A relative of mine is travelling on this flight from HYD to CMB. Will the immigration formalities be in HYD or CMB? There is only a 45 min transit in IXM.

Second, the return journey is via MAA . It will be SG 2 from CMB TO MAA and SG 912 from MAA to HYD. Transit time at MAA is 2 hours. Would this be enough for disembarking at MAA, finishing off immigration/custom formalities at MAA, and boarding the flight to HYD? How does it work with the luggage? Will everything have to be picked up at MAA for the custom clearance and then re-checked?

Thanks one again.
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sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

SpiceJet to fight new competition, 'we are made of steel, not jelly!'
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26-Aug-2014 9:49 AM

SpiceJet COO Sanjiv Kapoor, in an internal email, reportedly said SpiceJet will fight back new competition (Live Mint, 26-Aug-2014). Mr Kapoor said that in Jul-2014, it reportedly average load factors of 80% across its fleet of 52 aircraft and 340 daily services, adding: “In comparison, the new entrant airline [AirAsia India] with just one aircraft and five-six flights a day, and with a CEO who likes to give management lectures, managed to fill only 69% of their seats". Mr Kapoor continued, “They are quickly learning that the one airline they thought they could take on easily, that is us, is not the weakling they had assumed us to be. To put it simply, we showed them what we are made of—steel, not jelly!”.

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basheer1211 · Member Joined: 28 Dec 2012 Posts: 271 Location: India

The_Goat · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:13 pm Post subject:

Spiderguy and Basheer, Thanks a lot for the info.
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HAWK21M · Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 12:18 am Post subject:

sri_bom · Member Joined: 22 Dec 2006 Posts: 2365 Location: Singapore

SpiceJet to again suspend Mysore service
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3-Sep-2014 10:07 AM
SpiceJet announced the planned suspension of Mysore service between 05-Sep-2014 and 31-Oct-2014, with the announcement made within two weeks of resuming service to the city on 21-Aug-2014 after an almost three week suspension of operations (The Hindu, 02-Sep-2014). Mysore Airport director C Manjunath said he received a message from SpiceJet on 31-Aug-2014 informing of the cancellation, explaining: “This is due to operational reasons. A mail will be sent regarding the cancellations to all concerned... They have cited operational difficulties as the reason

Ali Rishwan · Member Joined: 05 Sep 2014 Posts: 3

Hello,
I am doing a study on customer services provided by SpiceJet. Hence I would be grateful if Spice Jet travelers could spare 5 minutes of their precious time to fill-out the questionnaire.
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TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

I can confirm what Spider has said Check in Luggage will have to be picked up at MAA , clear customs and recheck onto the next flight

For a LCC,.SG depends quite heavily on connecting traffic on many of their international fights .

Their MLE COK flight connects to HYD, MAA , DEL and BOM and the transfers have gone without a hitch whenever I took their flights. Pax clear customs and immigration at COK. which is not that busy at the time their flights lands from MLE.

Once the flight got delayed by about two hours making the BOM DEL connection a very tight one. At COK they tried to speed up the process by getting two buses at the stand (they always park on remote stand at COK), called out for BOM DEL pax alone to board the first bus and then clearly instructed the second bus driver to leave 5 minutes after the first bus presumably so that the BOM DEL pax can clear immigration faster. Don't know whether they were able to give "priority" to the bags as well.

I don't think your relative has to be worried. At least in COK, SG personnel are always at hand on the international arrivals baggage reclaim area to assist transfer pax. But as I said COK is a different ball game altogether. Like the old MAA airport, COK domestic to international transfer is a 2 min walk. I think the worst transfer now is at TRV thanks to the new international terminal but I believe Indigo and Jet does arrange for free transfers for their online connecting pax.

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HAWK21M · Posted: Mon Sep 08, 2014 10:39 am Post subject:

Whats the salary situation of Spice staff currently.....Did they get their form 16 yet.....
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sumantra · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi

747-237 · Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 5:05 pm Post subject:

Good time to move over to Spicejet News -- Part 5

http://airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/viewtopic.php?p=139833
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