SpiceJet set to hire analysts, cabin crew & sales managers

Mumbai: Gurgaon-based SpiceJet, India’s second-largest no-frills carrier, will hire analysts for network planning and route optimisation, indicating that a steady fall in aviation fuel prices has emboldened it to pursue its expansion plans announced last year.
The airline that carries 10% of India’s air travellers will also hire cabin crew, sales managers and reservation executives over the next two months. Low-cost airlines have been quicker than their full-service rivals in recovering from a financial crisis triggered by high fuel prices. IndiGo, the country’s largest budget carrier, had announced plans to hire 50 pilots earlier this month.
SpiceJet expects the analysts to recommended changes for optimum fleet utilisation to improve profitability. The airline will induct them before April across its network in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Pune.
SpiceJet officials confirmed the hiring plan. “The analysts will check data and recommended changes to ensure profitability,” said Samyukth Sridharan, chief commercial officer of the airline said. He declined to give further details.
30/01/09 Mithun Roy/Economic Times