SpiceJet has launched nonstop flights between Kochi and Hyderabad, a business heavy route it was absent on. The airline will compete with Indigo and GoFirst on this route.
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SpiceJet has launched flights between the capitals of Indian states of Telangana and Kerala. The inaugural flight took off on 1st July 2021. The Indian low-cost carrier will fly 3-times-a-week between Hyderabad’s Rajiv Gandhi International Airport and Cochin (Kochi) International Airport.
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The scheduled for this new route is:
- Hyderabad-Kochi
- Departure time: 16:15
- Arrival time: 17:45
- Flight time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Flight number: SG342
- Frequency: Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays
- Kochi-Hyderabad
- Departure time: 14:15
- Arrival time: 15:45
- Flight time: 1 hour and 30 minutes
- Flight number: SG341
- Frequency: Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays
SpiceJet will deploy a Boeing B737-800 on this route. Note that the Hyderabad-Kochi leg is a continuation of the Kolkata-Guwahati-Hyderabad flight, meaning that the airline will operate a total of three flights under the same flight number. SpiceJet flight number SG341 will run as Kolkata-Guwahati-Hyderabad-Kochi and SG342 will run as Kochi-Hyderabad-Guwahati-Kolkata.
Rival Indian low cost carrier Indigo and GoFirst both operates flights on this route. Indigo operates twice-daily flights (increasing to 3-times-a-day in August 2021) while GoFirst operates a daily flight.
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