SpiceJet plans more India-China flights

SpiceJet, the discount carrier controlled by the billionaire Kalanithi Maran, will add flights to mainland China as trade expands between India and its neighbour amid intensifying competition at home.

The carrier, which flies four times a week to Guangzhou, plans to fly to three more destinations on the mainland this year as it taps business and leisure travellers from both countries, chief executive Neil Mills said.

The state-owned Air India is the only other local carrier that offers direct services connecting the combined 2.5 billion people in India and the mainland.

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