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Spice Jet is an Indian low-cost airline. It is the country's second largest airline by domestic passenger share. The airline operates more than 270 daily flights to 41 destinations, including 34 Indian and 7 international cities using a fleet of Boeing 737 Next Generation and Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft.
The airline began services in May 2005[6] and has its corporate office in Gurgaon, Haryana.
The origins of SpiceJet track back to February 1993 when ModiLuft was launched by Indian industrialist S K Modi, in technical partnership with the German flag carrier Lufthansa. The airline ceased operations in 1996.
In 2004, Ajay Singh raised funds and restarted operations as SpiceJet following the low-cost model.[8] SpiceJet leased 3 Boeing 737-800 aircraft.[9] On 7 March 2005, the Airports Authority of India approved three overnight parking slots to SpiceJet, with two in Delhi and one in Mumbai.[10] SpiceJet opened bookings on 18 May 2005.[11] The first flight was flagged off by then Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Praful Patel. The first Boeing 737-800 aircraft left Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi for Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai on 24 May 2005.[12] By 2008, it was India's second-largest low-cost carrier in terms of market share.
