The Inflight Magazine of SpiceJetIssue 203 · September 2026
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Spice Route - Sept 2026

Spice RouteSeptember 2026

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Terraced tea gardens and a winding road below cloud-covered hills

From this issue · Getaway

Rain-Kissed Getaways

Before the monsoon departs, follow the rains to these five under-the-radar places. And let the scenery and the calm wash over you.

Mini Ribeiro · Spice Route - Sept 2026

01Issue 203 · September 2026

In this issue

Every story from this edition that can be read on the web, in issue order.

  1. Welcome Aboard

    Welcome Aboard

    Welcome aboard SpiceJet! There is a wonderful sense of anticipation in the air as we enter September. The monsoon is beginning to retreat, the festive season is around the corner and the months ahead promise plenty of reasons to travel.

    Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director

    Ajay Singh, Chairman & Managing Director of SpiceJet, standing beside an aircraft engine
  2. Hot & Happening

    What’s Trending

    A lakeside café with blue-framed windows and tables
  3. Bookmark

    Top 5 Events in October

    A domed yellow church above the rooftops of Munich
  4. Info Corner

    World Tourism Day

    Illustration of a traveller with a backpack and suitcase reading a map, with hot-air balloons overhead
  5. Day in a City

    Forever Kolkata

    Kolkata lives up to its ‘City of Joy’ moniker in every respect. Steeped in colonial legacy, the eastern metropolis keeps you engaged with its many glimpses of history, active art scene, laid-back bylanes, and a vibrant food culture.

    Florina Soren

    Victoria Memorial in Kolkata, reflected in the water in front of it
  6. Take Off

    Global Flavours on Indian Plate

    A dish may be born in Seoul, a beverage perfected in Kyoto, a technique developed in Copenhagen, or an ingredient celebrated in Lima. But today, all have found a new life thousands of kilometres away, in India.

    Nishant Choubey, Chef

    A plated contemporary dish with fresh herbs and a green sauce
  7. Getaway

    Rain-Kissed Getaways

    Before the monsoon departs, follow the rains to these five under-the-radar places. And let the scenery and the calm wash over you.

    Mini Ribeiro

    Terraced tea gardens and a winding road below cloud-covered hills
  8. Wellness

    Kitchen Foods That Heal

    Healing, practically, means three things: lowering the background inflammation you are carrying, feeding the gut lining that does most of your immune work, and restoring the minerals stress and sweat drain out of you. Regular food items and spices in your kitchen do that quietly, cheaply, and without a subscription.

    Ryan Fernando, Nutritionist

    Turmeric powder, turmeric root, fresh ginger and citrus on a dark surface
  9. Potpourri

    On the Modak Trail

    From Maharashtra’s evergreen ukadiche modak to Tamil Nadu’s kozhukattai, the modak – a festive mainstay during Ganesh Chaturthi – is a marriage of memory and culinary tradition.

    Ayushi Anand

    Steamed modaks on a brass plate before a Ganesha idol, with red flowers
  10. Face to Face

    The Flavour Maverick

    A chef, restaurateur, author, television personality and actor, Ranveer Brar has spent nearly three decades exploring what food reveals about people and places. In this conversation, he reflects on kebabchis who shaped his culinary experiences, the langars, and the many worlds his work has taken him to. Also the curiosity that continues to drive him to take on new journeys.

    Pallavi Singh

    Chef Ranveer Brar holding a plated dessert
  11. Facts and Figures

    World Rhino Day

    Observed on 22 September every year, World Rhino Day celebrates these magnificent herbivores, among the largest land animals alive. However, despite conservation and breeding success stories, four of the species are in danger of going extinct. At present, almost 28,000 of these odd-toed ungulates remain.

    Illustration: a rhino silhouette beneath an acacia tree against a setting sun
  12. Snapshots

    Many Shades of Ladakh

    One of the highest regions in the world, Ladakh is perched at an altitude of above 3500m. It unfolds as a breathtaking spectacle with majestic snow-capped mountains, vast barren deserts, deep valleys, turquoise lakes and picturesque vistas.

    A monastery on a rocky hilltop below snow-capped mountains in Ladakh
  13. My Town

    My Town · Gwalior

    In our series, we travel to various Indian destinations with a SpiceJet family member. This time, Pooja takes us around her home, Gwalior.

    Pooja Bhadauria, Senior Cabin Crew

    The sandstone ramparts of Gwalior Fort
  14. Predictions

    Predictions · September 2026

    Dr. Prem Kumar Sharma, Astrologer, Palmist, Numerologist, Vaastu Consultant & 3-Time Limca Book of Records Holder

    Antique brass zodiac astrolabe wheel with celestial coordinate rings, moon, crystals, and delicate botanicals on deep midnight blue velvet

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