The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued a show-cause notice to Indian carrier SpiceJet days after the airline reported eight malfunction incidents in the last 18 days. This comes just months after the regulator had warned the top management to not cut corners on safety and maintenance issues owing to its financial position.
Earlier in the day, SpiceJet had issued a statement that its freighter aircraft that was headed to Chongqing in China had to return to Kolkata on 5th July following the malfunctioning of its weather radar. This is after the pilot realized that the weather radar was not working after the take-off had been completed.
On the same day, a SpiceJet aircraft headed to Dubai from Delhi was diverted to Karachi owing to an indicator light malfunctioning. A release from the company on Tuesday indicated, “On July 5, 2022, SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-11 (Delhi — Dubai) was diverted to Karachi due to an indicator light malfunctioning. The aircraft landed safely in Karachi and passengers were safely disembarked. No emergency was declared and the aircraft made a normal landing. There was no earlier report of any malfunction with the aircraft. Passengers have been served refreshments. A replacement aircraft is being sent to Karachi that will take the passengers to Dubai.”
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