SpiceJet to operate two seaplane flights daily between Sabarmati riverfront and Statue of Unity
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SpiceJet on Wednesday mentioned it’s going to operate two daily seaplane flights between the Sabarmati riverfront in Ahmedabad and the Statue of Unity at Kevadia in Gujarat from Saturday.
“The all-inclusive one-way fares will begin from as low as ₹1,500 under the UDAN scheme and tickets will be available on www.spiceshuttle.com from 30th October, 2020 onwards,” the airline mentioned in a press launch.
The seaplane flights shall be operated by SpiceJet’s subsidiary Spice Shuttle. The length of every flight can be round half-hour.
Under the UDAN scheme, monetary incentives in phrases of concessions from the Centre, state governments and airport operators are prolonged to choose airways to encourage operations from unserved and underserved airports, and preserve the airfares reasonably priced.
At least half of the seats in UDAN flights are supplied at subsidised fares, and the taking part carriers are supplied a certain quantity of viability hole funding (VGF) — an quantity shared between the Centre and the state involved.
The Ahmedabad-Kevadia launch flight is scheduled to operate on Saturday in honour of the delivery anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, SpiceJet added.
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