Corrected: BUZZ-Indian airline stocks gain on budget proposal to boost regional air travel

Spicejet

01/02/2025 06:18

(Corrects route count to 120 from 140 in bullet 2)
    ** Shares of Indian airlines SpiceJet Ltd  SPJT.BO  and
IndiGo operator Interglobe Aviation  INGL.NS  rise as much as
5.2% and 2.2%, respectively
    ** India Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in union budget
proposes to add 120 new routes to its regional connectivity
scheme
    ** SPJT last up 3%, INGL up 0.8%
    

 (Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru)
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