Days after SpiceJet started direct flight services to Ayodhya, the low-cost carrier has secured rights to operate Haj flights from seven cities, including Srinagar, Gaya and Guwahati.

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The airline, which is working on revival, said Haj flights have been a significant revenue generator for it.
     
"In the current fiscal year, SpiceJet garnered a revenue of Rs 337 crore from Haj operations, operating flights from five Indian cities. This year, the airline anticipates even higher revenue from its Haj operations," it said in a release.

List of Haj Flights by SpiceJet

SpiceJet will operate Haj flights from seven cities -- Srinagar, Gaya, Guwahati, Bhopal, Indore, Aurangabad and Vijayawada.

Haj Operations Start Date

The first phase of Haj operations is scheduled to start on May 9, with flights to Medina.

For the Haj operations, the airline said it plans to take at least three wide-body planes on wet lease. Last year, it had inducted three such aircraft specifically for the Haj operations.

Earlier, SpiceJet started operations from Ayodhya to seven domestic destinations through non-stop flights.

Ayodhya Ram Mandir Direct Flights By SpiceJet

List of direct flights to Ayodhya offered by SpiceJet - Ahmedabad, Chennai, Darbhanga, Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, and Mumbai.

"The airline will offer exclusive services to Ayodhya from four key destinations, namely Chennai, Jaipur, Patna, and Darbhanga," an airline spokesperson had said.

SpiceJet's direct flight service connecting Ayodhya with eight cities was jointly inaugurated Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Minister of State VK Singh.