European connect: SpiceJet links Amritsar and Italy with one-stop flights

SpiceJet has started scheduled flights to Europe for the first time, connecting Amritsar in Punjab to two cities in Italy, The Times of India reported.

The budget carrier had operated several medium and long-haul charters to Europe during the Covid-19 pandemic. An airline official said the airline noticed significant demand on some of those routes.

SpiceJet is connecting Amritsar with Rome Fiumicino with a Boeing 737 Max twice a week and will also fly the plane between Amritsar and Milan Bergamo thrice weekly. The airline official said that these flights would have a 40-minute stopover in Georgia's capital Tbilisi to