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SpiceJet adds 22 special flights for Durga Puja 2026
Corrected 30 September 2026: flight start date and routes corrected from the source. Analysis rewritten from the sources.
The Story in Brief
SpiceJet will operate 22 special flights during the Durga Puja season in 2026, linking Kolkata with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Bagdogra and Port Blair. The airline said the additional services are aimed at meeting rising passenger demand during the festive travel period.
The special flights will start on October 10, the airline said in a statement on Friday. They add frequencies on routes such as Delhi-Kolkata, Mumbai-Kolkata, Bengaluru-Kolkata and Delhi-Bagdogra, while Bagdogra gets extra connections to Delhi, Bengaluru and Kolkata.
SpiceJet will also offer a Mumbai-Port Blair connection via Kolkata without a change of aircraft, NDTV Profit reports.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The schedule is built around Kolkata and Bagdogra, the two gateways the airline names. Bagdogra gets direct services to Kolkata, Delhi and Bengaluru for travellers heading to the hills and North Bengal, and the new Mumbai-Port Blair connection via Kolkata runs without a change of aircraft. The other flights add frequencies on existing routes such as Delhi-Kolkata, Mumbai-Kolkata, Bengaluru-Kolkata and Delhi-Bagdogra. SpiceJet presents the move as extra capacity for the festival, when demand typically surges, and says the flights will run through the Durga Puja period and the travel rush that follows. The statement gives no fares, end date or seat count, so how full the 22 flights run from October 10 is what will show whether the added capacity was needed.
Corrected 30 September 2026: flight start date and routes corrected from the source. Analysis rewritten from the sources.
Source: ndtvprofit.com
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