SpiceJet signed a lease agreement for five additional Boeing 737 aircraft to bolster its fleet ahead of the Winter 2025 travel season, the company said in an exchange filing on Wednesday. The move takes the airline’s total planned new inductions to 10 aircraft.
High-Demand Winter Routes
The carrier said most of the newly leased planes will join its fleet in October 2025, with some arriving a few weeks earlier. The aircraft, inducted under damp lease arrangements, will serve high-demand winter routes and remain in operation through the early summer season of 2026 before exiting in May.
High Demand Routes
WingXAviation on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, "These planes will arrive by October 2025 and will operate on high demand routes and will be used until early summer 2026 This move aims to meet the expected surge in pax traffic."
Winter Travel Demand
Chief Business Officer of SpiceJet Debojo Maharshi said, “SpiceJet is fully geared to meet the surge in travel demand for the upcoming winter and early summer seasons. With the induction of these additional Boeing 737s, we are ensuring that our passengers have more choices, greater connectivity, and a reliable, on-time travel experience.”
An X (formerly Twitter) user Tarun Shukla, investigative journalist and author of best-selling book SKY HIGH, wrote, "New: - @FlySpiceJet to wet lease five more @Boeing 737s for winter season - Taking wet-leased planes to 10 that will come from Oct and stay till May - Says in talks for more wet-leased planes ps: employees saying july salaries still not paid. hope soon."
Last month, SpiceJet announced plans to induct five Boeing 737s from another operator on damp lease, signalling an aggressive fleet expansion to meet peak-season demand. The airline added that it is in “advanced discussions” to lease more aircraft ahead of the winter schedule.
