India designates SpiceJet as scheduled carrier to United States

July 23, 2020: Under the Air Services Agreement with the United States, India has designated SpiceJet as the scheduled carrier to operate on agreed services between the two countries.

Ajay Singh, chairman & managing director, SpiceJet said, “It gives me immense pleasure to share that SpiceJet has been designated as an Indian scheduled carrier to operate between India and the US. This designation would help us plan for our international expansion in a much better and calibrated manner. I have always maintained that there is an opportunity in every adversity and the present crisis situation has seen SpiceJet rise to the occasion and play a pivotal role. From operating over 4300 cargo flights to carrying over 24,000 tons of cargo to operating over 400 charter flights to bring thousands of stranded Indian nationals back home, SpiceJet has worked non-stop and contributed in whatever manner possible.”

In a stock exchange filing SpiceJet said, “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.