SpiceJet says will offer business class on select routes from May 11

The airline will offer the service on its Boeing 737s operating on routes from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Varanasi, Bagdogra, and Srinagar.

Low-cost carrier SpiceJet is entering the full-service segment offering business class tickets on select domestic routes from May 11, becoming the second budget carrier to do so after GoAir.

The Wadia group-owned GoAir was the first domestic no-frills carrier to introduce business class way back in October 2008.

"To begin with, SpiceJet will offer business class on some of its Boeing 737s to be operated from destinations like New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Varanasi, Bagdogra, and Srinagar," a statement said.

The move comes after the airline has taken lease of some of the  Boeing 737s from the grounded