New Delhi
\nNo-frills airline SpiceJet will launch its dedicated air cargo services from September 18.<\/p>\n
The carrier, which is working on ambitious business plans, on Monday said it would operate the cargo services under the brand name \u2018SpiceXpress\u2019 and has a detailed plan for domestic as well as international routes.<\/p>\n
SpiceJet would be the first schedule domestic airline to start dedicated air cargo services in India.<\/p>\n
A Boeing 737-700 plane has been inducted as the first freighter aircraft.<\/p>\n
The airline would launch SpiceXpress operations on September 18 and the first flight would be from the national capital to Bengaluru, an airline official said.<\/p>\n
The aircraft, taken on operating lease, has capacity for 20 tonnes of cargo, the official added.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo begin with, the air cargo operations will cover Delhi, Bengaluru, Guwahati, Hong Kong, Kabul and Amritsar,\u201d the airline said in a release.<\/p>\n
According to the airline, the air cargo services would boost its ancillary business growth.<\/p>\n
SpiceJet plans to have an \u201cair cargo fleet with the first four freighters scheduled to be inducted in FY 2019,\u201d the release said.<\/p>\n
The fleet of freighters would consist of Boeing 737 planes and would be \u201coperated on an incremental direct operating cost model\u201d.<\/p>\n
SpiceJet would utilise common pool of resources like pilots, engineers, ground staff and airport infrastructure for the cargo services.<\/p>\n
Among other items, the airline said it would ship perishables like farm fresh fruits and vegetables to the Middle East.<\/p>\n
The air cargo traffic in the country is expected to grow by 60 per cent in the next five years, as per estimates.<\/p>\n
SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh said there is a huge untapped market for air cargo services in India.<\/p>\n
\u201cWith our proven operational capability, this is an extension of our \u2018belly cargo\u2019 service to a \u2018dedicated freighter\u2019 with Boeing 737 aircraft,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
At present, SpiceJet\u2019s existing fleet has a cargo capacity of about 500 tonnes per day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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