The remaining 42 are the Max 8 variant, and only due to arrive from 2018 onwards. Dubey believes that "it will not be critical to Boeing" should SpiceJet make some cancellations. "Boeing is already sitting on a very large order book and a difference of 50 aircraft will not affect them much," adds Dubey. SpiceJet's troubles, however, have a silver lining for its rivals. India domestic market share - Dec 2014 FlightMaps Analytics FlightMaps Analytics show that SpiceJet occupies the second largest market share in the Indian domestic market, in terms of seat capacity and ASKs. Any SpiceJet closure would benefit its closest rivals, namely IndiGo and Air India. The pair could easily absorb SpiceJet's demand and increase their own frequencies. Dubey expects that in the short term SpiceJet's competitors can enjoy greater market share should the former cease operations.