New Delhi, January 16, 2009: SpiceJet, winner of 2008 Frost & Sullivan Indian Commercial Aviation Emerging Company of the Year, today announced the appointment of its first overseas General Sales Agency. Qatar Tours, based out of Doha, has been appointed with immediate effect.
As per an exclusive agreement, Qatar tours will from now on promote, advertise and sell SpiceJet products and services to people residing in Qatar.
Announcing this in the capital, Sanjay Aggarwal, Chief Executive Officer, SpiceJet Limited said. “With this step, we begin to expand our distribution footprint beyond India and make SpiceJet tickets available through Travel Agents, for people living overseas. This is a significant move that will help Indians and all others residing in the State of Qatar to travel to various destinations within India easily on work and leisure. In the long run this will contribute significantly to inbound traffic into India and help in promoting India as a chosen destination for people in this Middle East state. ”
“Qatar Tours has the expertise and the reach to stimulate the market and we believe that they are our right partners in this region” he concluded.
Nasser K Darwish, Director marketing and Sales, Qatar Tours said, “We are delighted to work with SpiceJet. The network presence, the timings and the enviable On Time Performance record has placed SpiceJet as among the best in the industry. We are confident that travelers from Qatar will find this arrangement efficient and more and more people will be able to travel to India, hassle free.”
About SpiceJet Ltd.:
SpiceJet is India's 'best low cost airline' *, delivering the lowest air fares with the highest consumer value. We operate 115 flights daily to 18 cities viz. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bagdogra, Chennai, Coimbatore, Delhi, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Jammu, Jaipur, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Srinagar, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam. Our on-time performance is amongst the best in India, at 82%, coupled with a Technical Dispatch Reliability of 99.6%, making us an airline with least cancellations. SpiceJet's new generation fleet of 19 Boeing 737-800 / 737-900ER aircraft are backed by cutting edge technology and infrastructure to ensure the highest standards in safety and operating efficiency.
SpiceJet is the winner of
• 2008 Frost & Sullivan Indian Commercial Aviation Emerging Company of the Year Award (Nov 2008) London
• Smart Travel Asia’s Top 10 Best Budget Airlines in Asia (Sept 2008) Hong Kong
• Outlook Taveller’s Best Low Cost Airline (Feb 2008) India
• TAFI – Abacus’s * Best Low Cost Airline (Sept 2007) Malaysia
Qatar Tours, the second subsidiary of Darwish Travel Company was established in 1957 and is the General Sales Agents of Air Nepal International, Air Seychelles, Kuwait Airways, Pakistan International, Royal Jordanian, and TMA. They are also the exclusive representatives of Euro Disney (Paris) & Disney Land – Hong Kong, Sixt Kenning Car and Van Rental, Holiday Autos, Eurostar & Qantas Holidays.
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