Smart or rash? SpiceJet flies in the face of logic amid Covid-19 pandemic

Some admire the way the airline has reacted to Covid crisis but with the airline announcing plans last week to start direct flights to London in the winter of 2020, the list of naysayers is growing

There’s a thin line between bravery and bravado, aggressive and rash. It is this line that many in the aviation sector argue low-fare airline SpiceJet and its co-founder Ajay Singh appear to be treading during the pandemic. There are some who admire the way Singh has reacted when his back has been against the wall but with the airline announcing its plans last week to start direct flights to London in the winter of 2020, the list of naysayers is growing.

After the lockdown crippled the aviation sector and brought passenger traffic to a halt, airlines globally stared at a