New Delhi: A major accident was averted in Delhi on Thursday.

Actually, a SpiceJet flight had to return to Delhi due to a defect in the auto pilot system in mid-air. An emergency landing of this flight was made at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport.

All the passengers are safe and officials are investigating the matter.

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New Delhi: The Delhi-Madurai flight took off late on Monday due to a malfunction in the front wheels of SpiceJet’s Boeing-737 MAX aircraft, director general of civil aviation department (DGCA) said on Tuesday.

It may be mentioned that this is the ninth incident of technical snags in SpiceJet aircraft in the last 24 days.

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New Delhi: A show cause notice has been issued by the Civil Aviation Controller General (DGCA) on Wednesday following the continuous malfunctioning of SpiceJet aircraft.

The move by the DGCA comes in the wake of eight incidents of technical snags in the last 18 days. An audit of SpiceJet in September 2021 by the DGCA found that suppliers of spare parts were not being paid on a regular basis, leading to shortage of spare parts.

The DGCA said that SpiceJet has failed to ensure safe, efficient and reliable air services under the Airlines Aircraft Rules, 1937. In fact, on Tuesday, the Delhi-Dubai flight made an emergency landing in Karachi, Pakistan after a fault in the fuel indicator.

On the same day, the Kandla-Mumbai flight landed in the Maharashtra capital after a crack in the windshield in the middle of the air. Since these two incidents came to light on Tuesday, in the last 18 days, there have been eight incidents of technical snags on SpiceJet’s aircraft. According to the DGCA, all these incidents are under serious investigation.

SpiceJet running in losses

SpiceJet airline has been incurring losses for the last three years. The cheaper service provider SpiceJet had a loss of Rs 316 crore in 2018-19, Rs 934 crore in 2019-2020 and Rs 998 crore in 2020-21. The airline is recovering from the corona pandemic and aviation consulting firm CAPA on June 29 said the losses of Indian airlines could come down from $3 billion in 2021-22 to between $1.4 and $1.7 billion in 2022-23.

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New Delhi: An emergency landing was made in Delhi after smoke billowed from the cabin of a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Jabalpur. All passengers on board are safe.

According to a SpiceJet spokesperson, a SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Jabalpur returned safely at delhi airport this morning when the crew noticed smoke in the cabin from a height of 5000 feet.

Meanwhile, This was the second incident reported in 15 days as earlier on June 19, a Delhi-bound SpiceJet plane made an emergency landing in Patna.

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New Delhi: Domestic airline SpiceJet has made airfare costly. The airline’s decision came after the price hike of ATF (Air Turbie Fuel).

SpiceJet Chairman and MD Ajay Singh has said that due to the fall in the rupee against the expensive ATF and dollar, he is left with no option but to make the airfare expensive as it is affecting the cost of operation.

He said that since June 2021, the price of air fuel has increased by 120 per cent.

Ajay Singh has demanded the Centre and the state government to reduce the tax on ATF. It is believed that after this decision of SpiceJet, other airlines may also decide to increase the airfare.

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New Delhi: At least 13 passengers have suffered serious injuries after a SpiceJet flight operating from Mumbai to Durgapur in West Bengal encountered severe turbulence

during landing on Sunday evening.

Following the incident, DGCA today ordered a probe into the incident.

According to the information, SpiceJet Flight the Boeing B737 aircraft, operating as the G-945, was immediately provided medical attention upon arrival in Durgapur, and the airline said it was “providing all possible medical assistance to the injured”.

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