India – Low-cost carrier Spice Jet has announced plans to add 20 aircraft between October and November 2025 to support a major network expansion during the peak travel season. The capacity increase will be achieved through a combination of reactivating grounded aircraft and short- to medium-term leases from multiple ACMI providers.
- By December 2025, the airline expects to more than double its operating capacity and triple available seat kilometres (ASK), according to Chief Business Officer Debojo Maharshi.
- As of early November, five aircraft had already joined the fleet, including one reactivated Boeing 737-8, three damp-leased Boeing 737-800s, and one Airbus A340-300.
- Spice Jet has secured additional short-term capacity through multiple wet- and damp-lease agreements, including a four-aircraft wet-lease with Ireland’s Fly4 Airlines effective until May 2026.
- Current ACMI partners include Ascend Airways (UK), Corendon Airlines Europe (Malta), Fly4 Airlines (Ireland), Legend Airlines (Romania), and Smartwings (Czechia).
- Spice Jet’s operational fleet currently stands at 19 active aircraft from a total of 54, including five Boeing 737-700s, three 737-700(BDSF)s, seven 737-8s, twelve 737-800s, three 737-900ERs, and twenty-four DHC-8-Q400 turboprops.
Statements
- “By December 2025, our expanded fleet will help us more than double capacity and triple our ASK, marking a major milestone in our growth journey,” said Debojo Maharshi, Chief Business Officer at Spice Jet.
About Spice Jet Spice Jet, headquartered in Gurugram, India, is one of the country’s leading low-cost carriers, operating a mixed fleet of Boeing 737 and De Havilland Canada Q400 aircraft.
Source: Spice Jet
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