SpiceJet connects Tuticorin with Chennai

MUMBAI: Low-cost carrier SpiceJet today launched commercial flights connecting Tuticorin to Chennai.

The first Chennai-Tuticorin flight, a Bombardier Q-400 NextGen turboprop aircraft, landed at the Tuticorin airport at 1105 today, SpiceJet said in a statement here.

The budget airline had recently announced addition of Tuticorin as the 31st destination on its domestic network.

Chennai was announced as the second base for SpiceJet's Q400 aircraft and the airline will position at least three planes there with an aim of enhancing connectivity from the Tamil Nadu capital in the second phase of its Q-400 expansion.

SpiceJet's recent fleet expansion, with addition of these aircraft, aims to enhance air connectivity to smaller towns, the release added.