SpiceJet is again under enhanced surveillance. What should the passengers do?
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SpiceJet is again under enhanced surveillance. What should the passengers do?

Hindustan Times  

SpiceJet, struggling to meet ends, has again been placed under enhanced surveillance with immediate effect by the Indian regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation. This comes amidst news of the airline facing issues at Dubai airport and within weeks of Mumbai airport putting out a social media advisory about SpiceJet operations, only to remove it later with the airline stating that the issues are being resolved. With Flight status page of the airline, metro airports flight status page and flight tracking websites like flightaware and flightradar24, it is relatively easier to track flights which are operating and if they are on time. It has eleven departures scheduled from Dubai, where it faced operational challenges today with social media indicating that flights were either cancelled or there have been cases of flights flying empty - none of which could be verified with the airline or airport. DGCA’s website shows the airline has 55 aircraft, while flight tracking websites shows less than 24 being operational over the last few days with the drop below 20 on certain days.

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SpiceJet placed under 'enhanced surveillance' with immediate effect, here's why
3 months, 3 weeks ago

SpiceJet placed under 'enhanced surveillance' with immediate effect, here's why

India TV News  

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced on Thursday that it will place SpiceJet under "enhanced surveillance", which will involve increased spot checks and night monitoring to ensure the safety of the airline's operations. "In light of the past record and the special audit carried out in August 2024, SpiceJet has once again been placed under enhanced surveillance with immediate …

SpiceJet passengers protest at Delhi's IGI Airport over flight delay for 7 hours
1 year ago

SpiceJet passengers protest at Delhi's IGI Airport over flight delay for 7 hours

India TV News  

Spicejet ruckus: Several passengers protested against SpiceJet staff at the Delhi airport on Friday after a flight to Patna was delayed for a long time while the airline said the passengers were informed about the revised departure time in advance. Flight SG 8721 from the national capital to Patna was delayed for a long time and a short video of …

DGCA ends Spicejet’s enhanced surveillance
1 year, 4 months ago

DGCA ends Spicejet’s enhanced surveillance

Hindustan Times  

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ended Spicejet’s enhanced surveillance over a month after the aviation regulator put the airline under it on June 22 to ensure there was no compromise on passenger safety and flight operations. In a statement on Tuesday, DGCA said the airline was subjected to 51 spot checks across 11 locations in India on the …

DGCA puts SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance
1 year, 5 months ago

DGCA puts SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance

The Hindu  

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has put SpiceJet Airlines under enhanced surveillance as a precautionary measure. A senior DGCA official confirmed that the airline has been put under enhanced surveillance with no operational impact as it is a step taken as a matter of abundant precaution given the incidents during monsoon season last year. On 27 July last year, …

Srinagar-bound SpiceJet Flight Returns to Delhi Airport Due to False Warning in Cockpit
1 year, 8 months ago

Srinagar-bound SpiceJet Flight Returns to Delhi Airport Due to False Warning in Cockpit

News 18  

A Delhi-Srinagar SpiceJet flight returned to the IGI airport here on Tuesday due to a false warning in the cockpit, the airline said on Tuesday. ”On April 18, SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-8373 returned back to Delhi as the AFT cargo fire light illuminated in the cockpit,” the airline said in a statement. The light later extinguished upon actions …

DGCA issues notice to SpiceJet as passengers wait on aerobridge for hours
1 year, 11 months ago

DGCA issues notice to SpiceJet as passengers wait on aerobridge for hours

Live Mint  

The aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued a notice to SpiceJet Airways seeking a report into an incident where passengers who were bound to Bengaluru had to wait for more than an hour over the aerobridge at Delhi Airport. "SpiceJet flight SG 8133 dated 10 January 2023 was delayed on account of weather disruption in the network …

DGCA orders SpiceJet to undertake frequent checks of its regional planes
2 years, 2 months ago

DGCA orders SpiceJet to undertake frequent checks of its regional planes

The Hindu  

Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has ordered SpiceJet to take additional measures to maintain its regional aircraft fleet of 14 Bombardier Q-400 aircraft following a recent incident that led to smoke inside passenger cabin during a flight from Goa to Hyderabad. The order follows a preliminary inquiry into the incident on October 12, during which there was smoke …

Keeping skies safe for flying
2 years, 4 months ago

Keeping skies safe for flying

Hindustan Times  

India’s aviation regulator this week took SpiceJet to task after the budget carrier reported a slew of incidents that posed a possible threat to passenger safety. First, in recounting what happened, the regulator placed on record a summary of worrying incidents: Planes turning back or flying with “degraded safety margins”, “poor internal safety oversight and inadequate maintenance actions”, and a …

Confident of addressing DGCA's concerns: SpiceJet
2 years, 4 months ago

Confident of addressing DGCA's concerns: SpiceJet

The Hindu  

A day after it was asked by the aviation regulator to curtail its services by half, Spicejet said on Thursday that it is confident of scaling up its operations and addressing concerns of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. The DGCA had on Wednesday ordered SpiceJet to operate not more than 50 per cent of its flights for eight weeks …

DGCA ‘examining’ SpiceJet reply to show-cause notice
2 years, 4 months ago

DGCA ‘examining’ SpiceJet reply to show-cause notice

The Hindu  

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is “examining” SpiceJet’s reply to the show-cause notice the regulator served on the airline for its failure to ensure safety following a spate of mid-flight incidents. Singh told Rajya Sabha on Monday that soon after the show-cause, the DGCA grounded 10 SpiceJet planes after carrying out 53 spot checks on 48 of its planes …

DGCA found no safety violation during spot checks on 48 SpiceJet aircraft: Govt
2 years, 4 months ago

DGCA found no safety violation during spot checks on 48 SpiceJet aircraft: Govt

Live Mint  

Days after SpiceJet planes reported at least eight technical malfunction incidents in 18 days, Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh on Monday said that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation did not find any major safety violations during spot checks on SpiceJet aircraft. SpiceJet planes were involved in technical malfunction incidents since June 19, following which …

DGCA conducts spot checks on 48 SpiceJet aircraft; finds no major safety violation: Govt
2 years, 4 months ago

DGCA conducts spot checks on 48 SpiceJet aircraft; finds no major safety violation: Govt

The Hindu  

Aviation regulator DGCA conducted 53 spot checks on 48 SpiceJet aircraft between July 9 and July 13 but it did not find any major safety violations, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V.K. "However, as a safety measure, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered SpiceJet to use certain identified aircraft for operations only after confirming to the regulator that …

SpiceJet flight held up amid surprise DGCA check
2 years, 5 months ago

SpiceJet flight held up amid surprise DGCA check

Hindustan Times  

A SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Srinagar was delayed for six hours on Saturday after a surprise inspection by the country’s aviation watchdog found some problems, forcing the airline to arrange for a different jet for the service. Talking about the Mumbai-Srinagar flight, a Mumbai airport official told HT: “The DGCA found that the airline was operating the flight without …

DGCA issues show cause notice to SpiceJet over the unusually high number of air incidents and ‘degraded safety margins’
2 years, 5 months ago

DGCA issues show cause notice to SpiceJet over the unusually high number of air incidents and ‘degraded safety margins’

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 07, 2022 11:46 IST The Director General of Civil Aviation, India’s civilian airline regulator, has taken serious note of the unusually high number of air incidents that have plagued SpiceJet, the country’s budget airline. The unusually high number of incidents and the issue of the show cause notice had even Jyotiraditya Scindia, the Minister of Civil Aviation, …

DGCA notice to SpiceJet for 8 mid-air incidents in past 8 days
2 years, 5 months ago

DGCA notice to SpiceJet for 8 mid-air incidents in past 8 days

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After eight malfunctioning incidents reported in the last 18 days, the aviation watchdog, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet, raising concerns over safety matters. Following the DGCA's notice to SpiceJet, civil aviation minister Jyotiaditya Scindia said passenger safety is paramount and "even the smallest error hindering safety will be …

DGCA notice to SpiceJet over safety amid snags
2 years, 5 months ago

DGCA notice to SpiceJet over safety amid snags

Hindustan Times  

India’s aviation regulator issued a warning notice to SpiceJet, saying the budget carrier had failed to establish its services were safe, efficient and reliable and citing a review from last year that found “poor internal safety oversight and inadequate maintenance actions” by the airline. A review found several incidents since April 1 in which “the aircraft either turned back to …

DGCA audit found SpiceJet component suppliers not being paid regularly
2 years, 5 months ago

DGCA audit found SpiceJet component suppliers not being paid regularly

Live Mint  

An audit of SpiceJet conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in September 2021 found that the airline's component suppliers were not being paid on regular basis, leading to a shortage of spares. "Financial assessment carried out by DGCA in September 2021 has revealed that the airline is operating on 'cash-​and-carry' and ​s​uppliers/​a​pproved ​vendors are not being paid on …

SpiceJet gets show cause notice after 8 malfunction incidents in 18 days
2 years, 5 months ago

SpiceJet gets show cause notice after 8 malfunction incidents in 18 days

Live Mint  

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to budget carrier SpiceJet after the airline reported eight malfunction incidents in last 18 days. On 2 July, a SpiceJet flight heading to Jabalpur returned to Delhi after the crew members observed smoke in the cabin at around 5,000 feet altitude. On 19 June, an engine on …

SpiceJet in trouble: DGCA issues show cause notice to airline after multiple malfunction incidents
2 years, 5 months ago

SpiceJet in trouble: DGCA issues show cause notice to airline after multiple malfunction incidents

India TV News  

SpiceJet in trouble: After back-to-back incidents of aircraft malfunction, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has issued show-cause notice to the airline. While issuing the show-cause notice, the aviation ministry said: "In light of the recent incidences of technical malfunction with regard to @flyspicejet flights in the last 18 days, the @DGCAIndia has issued a show-cause notice to the air …

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