Come winter 2007, and the Kolkata-Goa airline sector would get all spiced up. Budget carrier SpiceJet has unveiled plans to introduce non-stop flights between Kolkata and Goa this year.

The airline launched its Kolkata -Hyderabad daily flight and the first service will take off on February 4. The airline also plans to fly to Jaipur and Ahmedabad from Kolkata in a few months time, said reports.

With a non-stop flight not to take more than two-and-a- half-hours to reach Goa from Kolkata, a direct flight on the sector comes as a welcome step as at present no airline offers direct services between the two cities. The flight will leave Calcutta at noon and reach Goa at 2.30 pm.

SpiceJet's Calcutta-Hyderabad flight will leave Kolkata at 2.15 pm and reach the destination at 4.15 pm. The lowest fare on the route for a round trip is Rs 1,800, excluding taxes. The airline will operate Boeing 737-800 series aircraft that can seat 189 passengers, all in the economy class, said a report quoting SpiceJet top officials.