SpiceJet will operate special flights for the Haj pilgrimage from Indore and Gaya. The airline major will deploy two Airbus 320 planes from the two cities to Jeddah and Madina in Saudi Arabia between August 4 and September 3. It expects to ferry around 8,000 pilgrims.
SpiceJet was among the first private companies that stepped into the Indian aviation sector. The airline was launched with an objective to deliver the lowest air fares with the highest consumer value, to price sensitive consumers.