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SpiceJet: A Low-Cost Carrier's Ascent and Challenges SpiceJet, headquartered in Gurgaon, holds a significant position in India's aviation landscape. Currently the sixth largest domestic carrier, commanding a 4% market share as of June 2024, it connects 73 destinations - 60 domestic and 13 internatio...
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- Headquarters Gurgaon, Haryana, India
- Key people Ajay Singh (Chairman and MD), Sanjeev Taneja (CFO), Debojo Maharshi (CBO)
- Revenue ₹8,524 crore (US$980 million) (2024)
- Net income ₹-423 crore (US$-48 million) (2024)
- Subsidiaries SpiceXpress
- Website www.spicejet.com
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- Vistara, Air Canada and Jet Airways
SpiceJet history
Last Updated : 15/03/25, 03:35 AM
SpiceJet: A Turbulent Journey SpiceJet's history began in 1984 as a private air taxi service founded by S K Modi. A subsequent partnership with Lufthansa saw it operate as Modiluft before ceasing operations in 1996. Reborn in 2005 under Ajay Singh's leadership as a low-cost carrier, SpiceJet quickly...
SPICEJET NEWS
SpiceJet Delhi-Dubai flights delayed up to 29 hours, passengers on protest
September 16, 2026 7:19 am
More than 100 passengers of two flights have been stranded at the airport since Monday
Centre, aviation regulator keeping close eye on SpiceJet
September 10, 2026 10:54 pm
SpiceJet has been witnessing a decline in the number of operational planes and consistenly lost domestic market share to powerful rivals IndiGo and Air India.
‘Worst airline experience’: SpiceJet passengers fume as flights from Pune run late
September 04, 2026 6:11 pm
SpiceJet said that passengers had been informed in advance of a schedule change; Union Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu reacts.
SpiceJet Pune-Dubai flight delayed over 4 hours, flyers complain of poor communication
August 26, 2026 10:34 pm
SG-51 was scheduled to depart from Pune at 9 pm and arrive in Dubai at 10.55 pm.
SpiceJet's Pune-sector flight delayed again: 7 flights hit since July 29
August 19, 2026 10:10 pm
The Indian Express reached out to SpiceJet multiple times for a response on the delay but had not received a reply till the time of publishing this report.
Pune-Delhi SpiceJet flight delayed by 12 hours — over 'Dubai glitch'
August 18, 2026 10:40 pm
A passenger said airline staff neither confirmed whether an alternative flight would be arranged nor provided a firm departure time during the delay.
Over 100 flyers stranded as SpiceJet Pune-Dubai flight delayed by 8 hours
August 13, 2026 3:40 pm
SpiceJet is yet to issue an official statement about the incident, even as flyers said they were kept completely in the dark through the hours-long wait.
Delhi-Pune SpiceJet flight cancelled as AC snag leaves flyers ‘suffocating’
August 12, 2026 1:36 pm
Passengers alleged no food or refreshments were arranged for them during the six-hour-long delay and that the cabin crew were unhelpful.
Mumbai rains hit flight operations: IndiGo, SpiceJet issue travel advisory
July 06, 2026 4:49 pm
Mumbai rains have disrupted flight operations, prompting IndiGo and SpiceJet to issue travel advisories. Check the latest flight updates and passenger guidelines.
Flight cancelled in 2020, ticket refunded in 2023: Man gets Rs 60,000 compensation for nearly 3-year delay
June 11, 2026 9:10 am
The consumer commission noted that SpiceJet had transferred the refund amount to Yatra on January 17, 2021, but the passenger received the money only on December 11, 2023.
Kangana Ranaut says ‘anti-national forces’ exposed in CJP protests after police crackdown
Entertainment39 min ago
Actor and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has called those participating in the ongoing Cockroach Janata Party protests across the country “anti-national forces”. The protests are demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, an issue that came up following an Indian Express investigation.
SPICEJET VIDEOS
How often our airlines experience technical snags: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:20 pm
Domestic airlines have reported the number of technical snags they have experienced. Of them all, IndiGo's numbers jump out, because it first reported 340 odd snags and when rivals reported the number suspect, it was revised to over 14,000 snags.
