On Wednesday the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) extended restrictions on SpiceJet to operate with only 50% capacity till October 29, 2022.
DGCA had asked SpiceJet on 27 July to cut the total number of flights by 50 percent for eight weeks after repeated safety incidents with the airline.
“The review has indicated that there is appreciable reduction in the number of safety incidents. However, as a matter of abundant caution the competent authority has decided that the restriction as imposed in the order dated 27.07.2022 shall continue to be in force till the end of the summer schedule i.e 29.10.2022, in accordance with the powers conferred under rule 19A of the Aircraft Rules, 1937,” said the DGCA order dated September 21.
“During this period, the airline shall be subject to enhanced surveillance by DGCA,” the order added
On July 6, a SpiceJet cargo flight bound for Chongking was forced to turn around and return to Kolkata due to a weather radar fault. On the same day, the airline’s Kandla-Mumbai flight made an emergency landing in Mumbai when cracks appeared in its windshield mid-flight, and its Delhi-Dubai flight was diverted to Karachi owing to a malfunctioning fuel indicator. On July 2, smoke was discovered in the cabin of a SpiceJet flight bound for Jabalpur, which had to turn around and return to Delhi.
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