DGCA issues show cause notice to SpiceJet after 8 malfunction incidents in 18 days
SpiceJet said its freighter aircraft, which was heading to Chongqing in China, returned to Kolkata on Tuesday, as pilots realised after take off that its weather radar was not working.
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New Delhi, July 6: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday, issued a show cause notice to budget carrier SpiceJet after the airline reported eight malfunction incidents in last 18 days.
In another incident on 19 June, a SpiceJet flight for Jabalpur had to return to Delhi due to cabin pressurisation issues.
Shares of SpiceJet continued to fall on Wednesday, declining 7% to hit its one-year low level, amid multiple instances of its planes suffering technical glitches in recent weeks.
DGCA said that SpiceJet has failed to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services under Aircraft Rules, 1937. SpiceJet said its freighter aircraft, which was heading to Chongqing in China, returned to Kolkata on Tuesday, as pilots realised after take off that its weather radar was not working.
This is at least the 8th incident of technical malfunction happening on a SpiceJet aircraft in last 18 days. On 2 July, a SpiceJet flight heading to Jabalpur returned to Delhi after crew members observed smoke in the cabin at 5,000 feet altitude.
Fuselage door warnings lit up on two separate SpiceJet planes while taking off on 24 and 25 June, forcing them to abandon their journeys and return. On 19 June, an engine on the carrier's Delhi-bound aircraft carrying 185 passengers caught fire after the take off from Patna airport and the plane made an emergency landing minutes later.
Shares of SpiceJet continued to fall on Wednesday, declining 7% to hit its one-year low level, amid multiple instances of its planes suffering technical glitches in recent weeks.