SpiceJet to fly non-stop to London from Delhi, Mumbai from December 4

SpiceJet on Monday said it would operate non-stop flights connecting Delhi and Mumbai with London from December 4. The airline will become the first Indian low-cost carrier to operate flights to the UK. At present, Air India and Tata group-owned Vistara, both full-service carriers, fly to Heathrow airport. While the return fare for economy class has been fixed at Rs 53,555, for business class it would be Rs 1,47,627 for Delhi, and Rs 1,53,383 for Mumbai.

The flights will operate under the air bubble agreement with the UK. The Delhi-London return flights would operate twice a week, while the Mumbai-London flight would operate once a week. SpiceJet would use an Airbus A330-900neo aircraft for these flights. The 371-seater twin-aisle A330 has a configuration of 353 economy and 18 business seats.