As was already said....these terminals are basically like 2 different airports. Jet and Air India (if you can take them from Amritsar) would drop you at T3 and that would save you a world of hurt right there. T1 is for Spice, IndiGo, and other discount outfits. Therefore, you're going to need to have:
1. Great luck on the on-time arrival from the Punjab and a late departure to Colombo
2. A TAXI (4 wheeler not 3 wheeler!!)....not the terminal bus...to get to T3
3. Status (you have that already) to get through T3 security in the shortest line
4. No checked bags at either point.
5. You'll need to have a pooja for the god of transportation in Amritsar. I would estimate your taxi ride to T3 at 20 minutes.
SpiceJet runs a pretty good show but 30 min late departure in India is fairly common.
Last edited by DiegoSan; Oct 19, 2014 at 9:39 pm