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Who needs a runway? Indian budget airline wants to land on water and in fields

Published Mon, Oct 30, 2017 · 09:50 PM
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THE next sales pitch for one of the world's fastest-growing airlines may turn out to be: No runway? No problem!

SpiceJet Ltd, an Indian budget carrier that's seen its stock zoom 899 per cent in three years, wants to open up the third-biggest aviation market even more. That means targeting the billion Indians who've never flown before, either because they can't afford it or because they don't live near a functioning airport.

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