SpiceJet is an Indian budget airline headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana.
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Origins of SpiceJet can be tracked back to March 1984 when the company was established by Indian industrialist S K Modi to provide private air taxi services.
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On 9 January 2012, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, reported that several airlines in India, including SpiceJet, have not maintained crucial data for the flight operations quality assurance.
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SpiceJet entered into an inter airline pact with Tigerair on 16 December 2013 which was scrapped in January 2015.
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SpiceExpress—the logistics arm of SpiceJet airline—has helped to keep the company afloat during the pandemic amid drastic drop in passenger business.
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In May 2022, Directorate General of Civil Aviation started a safety investigation into SpiceJet's aircraft following a series of incidents involving malfunctioning plane equipment, including an incident where a flight from Mumbai to Durgapur experienced severe turbulence that injured 12 passengers and 3 crew members.
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In July 2022, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has imposed restrictions on SpiceJet flights following reports of continuous technical glitches.
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SpiceJet Limited is publicly traded under NSE: SPICEJET, with a market capitalization of about ?2,214.
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On 9 December 2010, Bombardier Aerospace announced that SpiceJet had placed a firm order for fifteen Q400 NextGen turboprop airliners with options for another fifteen.
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In 2015, SpiceJet was in talks with both Boeing and Airbus for a possible order of more than 100 single aisle aircraft, either Airbus A320neo or the Boeing 737 MAX with the same being confirmed by managing director, Ajay Singh, in a conference in Dubai.
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SpiceJet has moved away from the typical low-cost carrier service model of economy class-only seating.
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SpiceJet operates its frequent-flyer programme but does not provide any in-flight entertainment options.
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SpiceJet has partnered with Tripfactory and EaseMyTrip for selling holiday packages on its platform.
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Spice Shuttle is a fully owned subsidiary of SpiceJet which operates sea planes and several other shuttle airplane services.
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