India’s SpiceJet set to launch RAK hub operations after lengthy delay

India’s SpiceJet set to launch RAK hub operations after lengthy delay

Plans by SpiceJet to launch its first international hub in Ras Al Khaimah could take off by the end of next month after a lengthy delay caused, in part, by the global coronavirus pandemic.

The operations were announced in October 2019, with the intention of starting flights between New Delhi and Ras Al Khaimah with a Boeing 737 Next-Generation aircraft last December.

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SpiceJet had indicated that this would involve five flights-a-week initially with plans to gradually increase the frequency. This would be followed by a second phase to register an airline in RAK and get an air operator's certificate (AOC) and, finally, to launch flights to Europe from the emirate.

However, almost 12 months on from the original announcement,