SpiceJet handles 10,000 cargo flights since lockdown in late March

Budget carrier SpiceJet has handled around 10,000 cargo flights since the lockdown in March, besides becoming the top cargo handler in October from the country’s busiest Indira Gandhi International Airport, according to the airline.

During the coronavirus-induced lockdown that was imposed on March 25, the government permitted operations of only cargo and special flights while suspending all scheduled domestic and international air services.

Besides, the government also allowed airlines to carry cargo within passenger cabin and on seats, apart from the aircraft belly.

Though scheduled domestic air services resumed operations in a phased manner from May 25, the regular international flights remain suspended.