SpiceJet designated as scheduled carrier to United States

According to reports,budget carrier SpiceJet has been designated as the ‘Indian scheduled carrier,’ to fly to the United States. SpiceJet would be the first Indian budget carrier to fly to the United States.

The decision has come as part of the air bubble agreement between India and the United States, SpiceJet said in the regulatory filing, report said. Currently, only the national carrier Air India has been designated to operate services between India-US as part of Vande Bharat Mission.

‘This is to inform you that in terms of the Air Services Agreement between the Government of India and the Government of the United States of America, SpiceJet has been designated as Indian scheduled carrier to operate on agreed services between India and the USA,’ SpiceJet said in the regulatory filing.