SpiceJet is to start daily non-stop flights between Mumbai and Jeddah. The new service will commence on July 5, 2019. Mumbai is the low-cost carrier’s third destination to be connected to Jeddah after Hyderabad and Kozhikode.
International flight schedule:
| Flight no | Departure | Arrival | Time of departure | Time of arrival | Frequency |
| SG 68 | Mumbai | Jeddah | 1930 | 2215 | Daily |
| SG 69 | Jeddah | Mumbai | 2330 | 0620 | Daily |
Shilpa Bhatia, chief sales and revenue officer, SpiceJet, said, “Mumbai has always been one of our key destinations and with the launch of these new flights we intend to further ramp up our presence from the city.
“We are delighted to announce our new flight connecting Mumbai with Jeddah which will offer more convenience and flexibility to passengers travelling between the two cities for pilgrimage, business or leisure.”
To further improve its connectivity between key metros and non-metro cities, SpiceJet has added six new flights connecting Mumbai with Guwahati, and Dehradun. The airline will also operate daily flights on Guwahati-Bagdogra route as well.
Domestic flight schedule:
| Flight no | Departure | Arrival | Time of departure | Time of arrival | Frequency |
| SG 6480 | Guwahati | Bagdogra | 0920 | 1010 | Daily |
| SG 6481 | Bagdogra | Guwahati | 1040 | 1200 | Daily |
| SG 6933 | Mumbai | Dehradun | 1635 | 1830 | Daily |
| SG 6932 | Dehradun | Mumbai | 1900 | 2150 | Daily |
| SG 6480 | Mumbai | Guwahati | 0530 | 0850 | Daily |
| SG 6481 | Guwahati | Mumbai | 1230 | 1545 | Daily |
The airline will deploy its Boeing 737 NG aircraft on both international and domestic routes.
“The new domestic flights will help in minimising the passenger inconvenience caused due to the sudden shortage in capacity within the Indian aviation industry,” adds Bhatia.
Aneri Shroff
