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New Delhi: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has suspended the licence of the pilot-in command (PIC) of the SpiceJet flight for six months, sources confirmed on Saturday. The PIC’s co-pilot had asked the captain to skirt the clouds ahead and not fly through them but he ignored. It happened in pertinence with the […]
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New Delhi: Low cost carrier SpiceJet is said to be in active discussion with a Middle Eastern carrier for a possible stake sale. SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh holds a stake of around 60 per cent in the budget carrier. Sources said a big Middle Eastern airline has expressed interest to pick a 24 per cent stake […]
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Hyderabad: The Aviation Ministry on Thursday announced that airlines cannot charge an additional amount for issuing boarding passes at airport check-in counters. At present, Airlines including IndiGo, SpiceJet, and Go First charge a fee of Rs 200 if a passenger wants the boarding pass to be issued at the check-in counter. “It has come to […]
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The findings of the aviation regulator after surprise inspections reveal an alarming state of affairs as far as safety issues are concerned. A recent string of technical glitches and mid-air scares involving private domestic carriers has raised concerns over air safety. Spot checks conducted by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) revealed that the […]
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A string of technical glitches involving budget carrier SpiceJet has raised concerns over air safety. Added to this were the frequent delays and instances of technical malfunctions reported by IndiGo and Vistara. The show-cause notice issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to SpiceJet after its planes were involved in eight incidents of […]
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New Delhi: A Jabalpur-bound SpiceJet flight returned to the Delhi airport on Saturday morning after passengers claimed smoke in the plane. After the recent fire incident, now smoke : – @FlySpiceJet Q400 aircraft VT-SUR, SG-2962 operating Delhi-Jabalpur saw smoke from washroom while at 5000 feet. – Fire alarm blared. May Day declared. – Landed back […]
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Patna: The safe emergency landing of SpiceJet flight (SG-723) at the Patna airport was possible due to the cool and calm efforts of its woman pilot Monika Khanna and co-pilot Bajeet Singh Bhatia. Both the pilots have emerged as heroes and the director of the airline lauded their efforts. The Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight carrying 185 passengers, […]
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New Delhi: A SpiceJet Boeing 737 with about 185 people on board passengers returned safely to Patna soon after an emergency landing on Sunday afternoon following the reports of a fire in one of the engines. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) officials said that the plane (VT-SYZ), prima facie, was involved in air […]
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New Delhi: In the wake of rising prices of jet fuel and the depreciation of the Indian Rupee, India’s low-cost airline SpiceJet on Thursday called for 10-15 per cent hikes in airfares to sustain the operation. SpiceJet Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) Ajay Singh on Thursday said there is no option left other than to […]
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New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia assured that he will examine the matter of passengers being charged extra for generating boarding passes at the airport. Scindia’s comments came after a passenger took to Twitter to allege that domestic carrier SpiceJet had introduced a new rule where the airline is charging extra for issuing […]
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Durgapur: At least 13 passengers have sustained serious injuries after a SpiceJet flight operating from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal encountered severe turbulence while landing on Sunday evening, sources said. The Boeing B737 aircraft operating as SpiceJet flight SG-945 were provided with immediate medical assistance upon arrival in Durgapur, and the airline said that […]
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New Delhi: Shares of Spicejet and Interglobe Aviation – which operates airline Indigo – rose sharply on Wednesday after the Centre’s announcement to lift the ban on scheduled international flights. India will allow resumption of scheduled commercial international passenger services from March 27.Last month, India’s civil aviation regulator had extended the ban on scheduled international […]
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New Delhi: In a breather to SpiceJet, the Supreme Court on Friday stayed the Madras High Court order for three weeks, in which the HC had asked the airlines to wind up its operations after it failed to make a payment of $24 million to Credit Suisse. However, the apex court bench headed by Chief […]
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RGIA officials said the flight returned to Hyderabad and after 11 am, when the conditions improved, left for Tirupati again.
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New Delhi: Domestic airlines on Monday launched attractive sales offers to lure passengers during the holiday season, even as rising Covid infections have caused apprehensions amongst the general public. However, an overwhelming number of people are expected to travel during this New Year travel period. SpiceJet and AirAsia India have launched special offers. SpiceJet launched […]
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New Delhi: Tata Group’s takeover of loss-making national carrier Air India is most likely delayed by a month till January as the completion of procedures is taking longer than expected, an official said on Monday. In October, the government accepted the highest bid made by a Tata Sons company for 100 per cent equity shares […]
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Logistics business is valued at over Rs 2,555 crore, spread over 68 domestic and 110 international destinations including the US, Europe and Africa
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This first-of-its-kind initiative in the domestic aviation industry would help the passengers avoid any waiting for their transport, post-arrival at the cab transfer area.
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The proposal comes at a time when the airline industry is grappling with strong headwinds due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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On Thursday, full service carrier Vistara had announced a 48-hour 'Monsoon Sale' across its domestic network that offers a one-way all-in fare starting Rs 1,099.
