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SpiceJet Ends Direct Flights Between Hyderabad-Ayodhya

SpiceJet, the no-frills carrier launched by Ajay Singh has halted direct flights from Hyderabad to Ayodhya less than two months after its launch, claiming a lack of demand.

The Gurugram-based airline began nonstop flights three times a week between Hyderabad and Ayodhya in early April of this year.

“SpiceJet has discontinued its direct flights services to Ayodhya from Hyderabad from June 1”, a source at the GMR Group-operated Hyderabad International Airport confirmed.

The airline provided these flights to the temple town three times per week from Telangana’s capital.

In a statement, SpiceJet spokesperson stated, “Flight schedule is driven solely by commercial considerations and demand”.

“(But) we are still operating the services to Chennai from Ayodhya”, the spokesperson continued.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Maharishi Valmiki International Airport in Ayodhya on December 30.

Significantly, SpiceJet operated a special flight to Ayodhya from the national capital on January 21 for guests attending the Ram temple’s consecration ceremony.

On January 31, it stated that it would begin flight services to Ayodhya from eight cities: Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Bengaluru, Patna, and Darbhanga, on February 1.

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Spriha Rai

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