Archive · 3 Sep 2026
SpiceJet Plans 200 Daily Flights With 20 Leased Aircraft
SpiceJet is an airline that wants to run more flights during the busy winter and holiday season.
It plans to lease 20 more airplanes.
The planes are expected to join its fleet between mid-October and mid-November.
SpiceJet hopes to operate about 200 flights every day.
Fifteen planes will be Boeing aircraft, while five will be Airbus aircraft.
The planes will come with different combinations of crews and maintenance support depending on the lease.
SpiceJet says the extra planes will improve connections and add flights on busy routes.
The airline also says they will help support travel during the following summer peak season and reduce pressure on airfares.
One report describes the expansion as a response to a shrinking fleet and operational problems, including cancellations and weaker punctuality.
SpiceJet has finalised leases for 20 aircraft to be added by mid-November.
The airline aims to operate around 200 daily flights during the winter schedule.
The aircraft, comprising 15 Boeing and five Airbus planes, will arrive between mid-October and mid-November.
The planes will be inducted under damp and wet lease arrangements ahead of the Durga Puja and holiday travel periods.
SpiceJet says the added capacity will strengthen domestic and international connectivity and ease airfare pressure.
- Who
- SpiceJet and its Chief Business Officer, Debojo Maharshi.
- What
- The airline has finalised lease agreements for 20 aircraft and plans to increase operations to around 200 daily flights.
- When
- The aircraft are scheduled to be inducted in phases from mid-October to mid-November, ahead of the winter schedule.
- Where
- The additional aircraft are intended to support SpiceJet's domestic and international network.
- Why
- SpiceJet says it wants to add capacity, increase route frequencies, strengthen connectivity, serve peak demand and ease pressure on airfares.
SpiceJet's Expansion Case
Operational Concerns
Effect of the leased aircraft
SpiceJet's Expansion Case
SpiceJet says the 20 aircraft will restore capacity, strengthen its network, add frequencies and provide more travel options.
Operational Concerns
A report says the airline is facing a shrinking fleet, worsening on-time performance, increasing cancellations and financial constraints.
Impact on passengers and fares
SpiceJet's Expansion Case
SpiceJet says additional seats on high-demand routes will improve connectivity and help ease pressure on airfares.
Operational Concerns
The reported operational issues could make it difficult to deliver the planned increase to around 200 daily flights.
- Aircraft added
- 20 leased aircraft
- Target operations
- Around 200 daily flights during the winter schedule
- Aircraft composition
- 15 Boeing aircraft and five Airbus aircraft
- Induction period
- Mid-October through mid-November
- Lease types
- Damp and wet leases
- Seasonal coverage
- The aircraft are intended to support the winter and following peak summer travel seasons
- Reported aircraft detail
- One account refers to an Airbus A321 variant, while another describes all five Airbus aircraft as A321s
