SpiceJet has secured the rights to function 100 particular flights in 2025 for Haj pilgrimage from 4 Indian cities—Kolkata, Guwahati, Srinagar, and Gaya, in keeping with a press launch.
The Indian air line which carried 13,000 pilgrims in 2024, will now enhance its capability by 18 per cent and carry 15,500 pilgrims.
SpiceJet has been working particular Haj flights yearly since 2019.
Throughout the earlier Haj season, SpiceJet had deployed two wide-body Airbus A340 plane, every with a seating capability of 324 passengers.
In 2025, the airline is devoted to additional bettering its companies, making certain all mandatory preparations are in place to supply a cushty and seamless journey for the pilgrims.
SpiceJet lately expanded its home community as properly with eight new flights launched since November 15. The airline introduced that its new routes will join Jaipur to Varanasi, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad, whereas additionally linking Ahmedabad with Pune.
This growth comes after the launch of 32 new flights in October 2024, together with two worldwide routes connecting Delhi with Phuket.
In October, SpiceJet launched UDAN flights connecting Shivamogga in Karnataka with Chennai and Hyderabad, and launched double day by day flights between Chennai and Kochi, bettering connectivity between key regional and metropolitan cities.
Haj is an annual pilgrimage of the followers of Islam to Saudi Arabia’s Mecca, thought of the holiest metropolis for Muslims.
Haj pilgrimage is meant to be carried out by all succesful Muslims a minimum of as soon as of their lifetime, offered an grownup is bodily and financially able to enterprise the journey and of supporting their household throughout their absence from house.
Ministry of Minority Affairs is the nodal ministry to conduct Haj pilgrimage in India.
