Airliners-India.com

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

Looks like Spice Jet is considering a flight Bangalore to Bidar???

Their drop down menu lists Bidar and the destination shown is Bangalore. No flights loaded yet and Bidar does not even have an IATA code yet although it is an established Airforce station. While part of Karnataka the city is much nearer to Hyderabad (132 Km) and with Bangalore Bidar being 670 Km a flight may make sense provided there is enough direct traffic. There were plans to start civil flights earlier also to Bidar but the HYD airport concession agreement forbids any commercial airport within 150 Km of Hyderabad Airport. So wonder how this issue has been settled if Bdiar is indeed getting commercial flights?

SSCMG · Member Joined: 21 Jan 2013 Posts: 37 Location: MAA/IXM/COK

Fly abroad from smaller cities more easily

The aviation ministry has granted an additional 15,000 seats-a-week to Indian carriers operating to popular tourist and business destinations in the Gulf and Southeast Asia.

To improve international connectivity, airlines will be connecting these destinations from smaller cities like Lucknow, Chandigarh, Madurai, Mangalore, Trivandrum, Hyderabad and Bagdogra.

“Indian carriers, especially low-cost (LCCs), plan to aggressively pursue regional international operations,” said Kapil Kaul, South Asia CEO of aviation consultancy firm Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (Capa).

Capa Outlook (for 2013-14) had estimated that international operations of LCCs are proving to be more viable than domestic operations especially for loss making LCCs.

As per the ministry’s communication, IndiGo will operate services on the Chandigharh-Dubai and Lucknow-Dubai sectors. Jet Airways has been allowed to operate seven weekly services on the Cochin-Dubai sector.

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet will operate services on the Chandigarh-Dubai, Madurai-Dubai, Mangalore-Riyadh, Mangalore-Dammam, Trivandrum-Dammam, Hyderabad-Dammam, Bangalore-Singapore, Kolkata-Guangzhou, Madurai-Kuala Lumpur and Bagdogra-Kathmandu sectors.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/SectorsAviation/Fly-abroad-from-smaller-cities-more-easily/Article1-1120829.aspx

SSCMG · Member Joined: 21 Jan 2013 Posts: 37 Location: MAA/IXM/COK

Another report in ToI has reported Spicejet has granted traffic rights for Madurai - Bangkok.

I can't understand the rationale behind this planning.

Agreed ! Dubai, Singapore, Kuala lampur from Madurai makes sense but I do not think Madurai-Bangkok is a good planning..! Is this planning any connection with their idea of importing ATF from ASEAN nations ?

ameya · Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:02 pm Post subject:

BLR-BIDAR is a charter. It is not listed under booking but comes up under flight status since that is taken automatically from their operations system

Also, learnt from reliable sources, BKK might be declared pretty soon, as early as today or tomorrow. They want to capture in on the holiday crowd of Diwali

CCU-BKK-PNQ-BKK-CCU is my bet

747-237 · Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:31 pm Post subject: Re: Spicejet News -- Part 4

747-237 · Posted: Sun Sep 15, 2013 11:58 pm Post subject: Re: Spicejet News -- Part 4

justbala · Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1898 Location: Bangalore

sumantra · Member Joined: 28 Oct 2007 Posts: 4685 Location: New Delhi

shivendrashukla · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 3:10 pm Post subject:

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

abhijith16 · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:17 pm Post subject:

SG has loaded schedules for PNQ-BKK at an unknown date. Bookings have not opened yet.

SG64 PNQ0705 - 1235BKK 73H x6

SG65 BKK1335 - 1615PNQ 73H x6
_________________
<a><img></a>

The_Goat · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 5:24 pm Post subject:

justbala · Member Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 1898 Location: Bangalore

747-237 · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 9:28 pm Post subject:

http://www.firstpost.com/business/spicejet-may-lease-replacement-fleet-to-avoid-stressing-balance-sheet-1117553.html

SpiceJet may lease replacement fleet to avoid stressing balance sheet

Sep 18, 2013

SpiceJet is expected to lease seven Boeing 737 aircraft this fiscal to replace some of its existing fleet, the airline is unlikely to purchase new planes.
SpiceJet has wet-leased four Boeing aircraft between July and October, thereby lessening capacity and this should explain the decline in its market share seen in August.
_________________
11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.

ameya · Posted: Wed Sep 18, 2013 10:16 pm Post subject:

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

I dont think they will use GOI or AMD as an intermediate flight between the two international flights. The aircraft by just doing SHJ and BKK will have about 14 hour flight utlisation which is a good enough one. GOI is a risk in the late evening except may be from BOM while AMD is ruled out as they already have their evening departure AMD PNQ at 2120/2250.

ameya · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 10:51 am Post subject:

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

First of all I doubt if it the same aircraft which will do both SHJ and BKK.

PNQ SHJ is Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat and PNQ iBKK is from an earlier post daily except Sat. So it is unlikely to be the same rotation.

So they can even do an early morning HYD PNQ (0500 Dep) and then PNQ HYD at 1730 and then use for a late evening HYD BLR or HYD MAA. The existing Q400 in the evening HYD PNQ HYD can be routed elsewhere.

Just my 50 paisa worth Smile

ameya · Posted: Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:37 pm Post subject:

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

abhijith16 · Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:39 am Post subject:

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

It seems booking is opened for BLR - BKK which starts from 27 Oct with an introductory offer of Rs 7999 oneway.

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

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

SpiceJet to launch Bangalore-Bangkok flights from Oct 27

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

SpiceJet starts Pune-Sharjah flight; eyes pact with Air Arabia

747-237 · Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 1:21 am Post subject:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/SectorsAviation/Spicejet-pilots-play-dual-role-in-airline/Article1-1125015.aspx

Spicejet pilots play dual role in airline

September 21, 2013

Spicejet fliers could be travelling in a poorly serviced plane or with a fatigued pilot. The no-frill airline has begun using its Boeing B737 fleet cockpit crew as engineers at smaller airports.

Pilots are faced with additional pressure to maintain a 30-minute turnaround time for the next flight despite the dual role.

“An aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) is supposed to check around 75 items during a stopover of about 20 minutes,” said a retired Boeing commander requesting anonymity. The AME also refuels an aircraft, which takes about 10 minutes.

Senior pilots said it’s “humanly impossible” to perform both roles within 30 minutes because pilots have to perform other duties such a pre-flight briefing, checking trim and load sheets that contain the weight distribution on a plane.

“Shortcuts are bound to be taken, which means many unfit planes could be flying,” said another senior pilot.

The airline introduced the move in April and began training pilots about two months ago. An internal mail dated April 23 accessed by HT stated that the move was meant to avoid flying AMEs to airports without engineering support.

Worse, the airline backed the move by citing a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rule applicable during emergencies.

“If a flight gets diverted to a small airfield without engineering support, a certified pilot could perform the basic check but it cannot be a routine policy,” said RK Khanna, deputy director general, DGCA (western region).

On Thursday the Spicejet spokesperson said the airline would respond in a day but didn’t revert till the time of going to press.

_________________
11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.

The_Goat · Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 1:30 am Post subject:

abhijith16 · Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 1:42 am Post subject:

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

iflytb20 · Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 2:45 pm Post subject:

I think they are talking about the Transit check Qualification. Even 9W pilots are trained for conducting transit checks. It is a useful thing to have in case of bad weather. It opens up new options of alternate airports and you are not limited to the existing line stations of the company. At IX, they had started the training till some people demanded an extra "allowance" for conducting Transit Check. That ended that exercise. At WY all pilots are trained for it and we regularly conduct Transit Checks at Zanzibar.
_________________
Always do everything into wind...... except piss Wink

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

iflytb20

THank you for your very useful post. I agree it makes a significant difference especially in case of options for alternates.

I think it may also explain "just bala"''s experience of hte delay on TRV BLR B77 flight this week (Refer his post earlier in this thread). To quote him

jasepl · Member Joined: 26 Jul 2008 Posts: 4257 Location: bund-bay

It's not the same as the Spice thing, but plenty of airlines have their staff perform more than one role, depending on the situation.

Some (small) airlines have their pilots double up as baggage handlers. Gujarat Airways' check-in agent, boarding agent and FA were all the same person. Hell, Jet Airways extend that to their aircraft, with the planes playing the role of hoarding and whore at the same time. Smile

At Air India - as the above example indicates - I can see how that just wouldn't work. Because expecting their employees to even do their own job is expecting too much. Even their showing up to work unchauffered is a minor miracle.
_________________
four years free of jetya punti!

HAWK21M · Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2013 4:33 pm Post subject:

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

But Zanzibar is not a weather related diversion for WY. It is a scheduled operation AFAIK

747-237 · Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:17 pm Post subject:

http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/spicejet-denies-stake-sale-deal-with-tigerair-21791

SpiceJet denies stake sale deal with Tigerair

September 25, 2013

SpiceJet Ltd has denied it was in talks with Singapore-based low-cost carrier Tigerair for a stake sale, as per a Business Standard report. The airline was reacting to a media report that said Tigerair, with private equity investors, was in talks to pick up 40 per cent in the Indian budget carrier.

“We... wish to categorically state the report suggesting that we are in the process of offloading a substantial equity stake to Tigerair is totally misconceived,” said S L Narayanan, Group Chief Financial Officer, Sun Group, that owns SpiceJet. Tigerair said, “It is not in our practice to comment on market rumours.”
_________________
11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

It is "denial" time for Spice

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae-s-air-arabia-denies-reports-of-pact-with-spicejet-519462.html#.UkLtu8kY9jo

747-237 · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:06 am Post subject:

SpiceJet to rejig routes

The airline hopes to improve operational efficiency and may shed some of the non-profitable routes.

SpiceJet will lease a few Boeing 737 aircraft from Bank of China. The lease will be for 9-12 years, he said. The airline has a total fleet of 56 aircraft, he said.

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/eyeing-profits-spicejet-to-rejig-routes/article5168161.ece
_________________
11000 posts (and counting) on Airliners-India.

ameya · Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2013 12:09 am Post subject:

The PNQ BKK flight is available in the system.

Any idea where all they have bilaterals from ?

Will they do a BKK BOM or a BKK DEL in the gap available

they have around 8.5 hours comfortably

ameya · Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2013 1:07 am Post subject:

PNQ SHJ rotation

SG 219 which earlier was DEL-PNQ-MAA operated as DEL-PNQ-SHJ on the days it goes to SHJ

PNQ MAA is SG 359 now

On days of SHJ flight, SG 228 BLR-PNQ is advanced by 1:30, and operates as PNQ-MAA

On these 4 days they do not use night parking in PNQ.

Once BKK flights are operational, the current plan would be as below, subject to slots

SHJ-PNQ-BKK-PNQ-GOI-PNQ-SHJ. A/c swap to be with VNS/LKO aircraft, since they more or less come in at the same time in SHJ.

PNQ-GOI-PNQ will be launched subject to slots. IAF is still not releasing slots for domestic during the peak day hours

TKMCE · Member Joined: 27 Feb 2007 Posts: 957

Looks like SG wants to bleed even more money than they do now which will happen if they start PNQ GOI PNQ, Smile