MUMBAI: Budget carrier SpiceJet is set to launch its first international flight from Thiruvananthapuram this month with a daily service to Male.

With the launch of the new flight from May 10, the capital city of the Maldives will be connected to two destinations in Kerala — Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, an airline official said.

The new flight will be operated with Bombardier Q400, which has a seating capacity of 78. The Gurugram-based budget airline operates 342 average daily flights to 46 destinations – 39 domestic and 7 international. The airline has offered special introductory fares for the Thiruvananthapuram-Male flight, the official added. SpiceJet had earlier announced the launch of a flight service to Dhaka from Kolkata from May 16.—PTI