News / India's SpiceJet eyes cargo flights to the US, starting with PPE

SpiceJet has applied to US authorities to start Covid-19-related cargo flights as soon as possible, and is looking initially to wet lease aircraft for the operation.

The Indian low-cost carrier applied last week to fly an all-cargo service between India, the US and any point, as well as cargo charters and cargo/passenger combination flights.

It said: “Specifically, SpiceJet plans to start operating charters carrying Covid-19 PPE cargo and repatriation passengers between Delhi, India, and New York JFK as soon as possible, thus ...