In a bid to strengthen its international operations, SpiceJet, the Kalanithi Maran owned budget carrier, is planning to add seven new Boeing aircrafts during the current fiscal. With the inclusion on new fleets, the company, which caters to nine international destinations, is eying at Thailand, China and Iraq.
The company, last year, added four Boeing aircrafts and eight Bombardier Q400s, taking the total fleet size to 54, of which 15 are Bombardiers and rest are Boeing. The new aircrafts were part of SpiceJet order in 2010 for 30 Boeing Next-Generation 737-800, which were valued at about $2.3 billion at list prices then.
SpiceJet is the fourth largest airline and operates over 350 daily flights to over 47 domestic cities and eight international destinations. It has got 19.9% market share.
