Gurgaon: SpiceJet on Wednesday announced the commencement of its operations from Hubli, Karnataka from May 14, 2018.

SpiceJet was awarded Hubli under the second round of UDAN, and it will be its fifth destination under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS).

UDAN or Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik is a regional airport development and Regional Connectivity Scheme of Government of India.With the addition of Hubli-Chennai and Hubli-Hyderabad UDAN routes, SpiceJet will operate six daily UDAN flights.

The airline had launched services on the Mumbai-Porbandar, Mumbai-Kandla, Jaipur-Jaisalmer and Hyderabad-Puducherry routes under the UDAN scheme last year.With this, SpiceJet will also become the first and only airline to connect Hubli-Chennai and Hubli-Hyderabad with direct flights.

The airline will also connect Hubli with Bengaluru and Mumbai.RCS Flights introduced under UDAN Flt No.OriginDestinationDepartureArrivalFrequencySpecial Fare (Rs.)SG-3461ChennaiHubli7:259:05All Days3598/-SG-3462HubliChennai19:3021:20All Days3402/-SG-3562HyderabadHubli10:1511:25All Days3578/-SG-3563HubliHyderabad11:4512:55All Days2782/-Non-RCS flights schedule: Flt No.OriginDestinationDepartureArrivalFrequencySpecial Fare (Rs.)SG-1028HubliBengaluru16:2517:35All Days2694/-SG-1027BengaluruHubli10:4512:05All Days2963/-SG-3463HubliBengaluru9:2510:50All Days2694/-SG-3464BengaluruHubli17:4519:10All Days2963/-SG-2548HubliMumbai12:2513:35All Days3221/-SG-2872MumbaiHubli14:5016:05All Days3326/-“SpiceJet is delighted to connect Hubli on to its pan India network Our flight services from Hubli will provide greater flexibility and convenience to both leisure and business travelers,” said Shilpa Bhatia, chief sales and revenue officer, SpiceJet. To celebrate the launch, the country's third largest private airline has announced a limited period special introductory all-inclusive one-way fare for each of the new routes starting at Rs 2,694 applicable for bookings made on a first-come-first-serve basis.