A division bench of the Delhi High Court held that the carrier had violated an agreed interim arrangement for payment of dues and upheld an order of a single judge bench asking the low-cost airline to ground the three engines for defaulting on the payments.
SpiceJet has challenged a single judge's August 14 order directing it to ground three engines by August 16 and hand them over to their lessors within 15 days.
This comes after DGCA placed SpiceJet under "enhanced surveillance", which will involve increased spot checks and night monitoring to ensure the safety of the airline's operations.
In 2023 also, the regulator had placed SpiceJet under enhanced surveillance. The no-frills carrier has been grappling with multiple headwinds, including financial and legal woes, and is also in the process of raising funds.
The court scheduled the hearing for August 20, rejecting SpiceJet’s request for an earlier session. SpiceJet argued that grounding the engines would disrupt flights and inconvenience passengers. The case stems from a previous order mandating the return of the engines due to unpaid dues.
The SpiceJet flight, from Mumbai to Dubai, which was scheduled for 11:30 pm got delayed for 2 hours on Saturday night. The passengers claimed that the staff did not make any announcement regarding the delay.
A SpiceJet employee, arrested for slapping a CISF officer at Jaipur Airport, claims she acted in self-defence against sexual harrasment.
Two versions of the incident came out from the Jaipur airport, in which CISF alleged that its jawan was slapped by a female employee of airline, while SpiceJet claimed that its staff was subjected to sexual harassment.
In its response, the SpiceJet said the offloaded baggage will be connected through subsequent flights. The airline also "deeply regretted" to the inconvenience caused to passengers.
The development comes as the SpiceJet airline is grappling with multiple headwinds, including lessor woes and is in the process of raising funds.
The announcement has come amid reports that SpiceJet may lay off at least 1,000 employees in the coming days as the airline works to significantly reduce costs and streamline operations of its depleted aircraft fleet.
Domestic passenger traffic rose by 4.69 per cent compared to January of the previous year, reaching 1.31 crore passengers.
Currently, the airline operates with around 9,000 employees and maintains a fleet of about 30 planes.
A female passenger on a SpiceJet flight from Kolkata to Bagdogra alleged that a co-passenger behaved inappropriately with her.
SpiceJet has officially launched flights from Ayodhya to various destinations, including Chennai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Patna, Darbhanga, Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, with operations commencing today.
The airline has not only apologised for the inconvenience caused to the passenger but has also assured that he will be provided a full refund.
Earlier, Union Civil Aviation Ministry issued show cause notices to IndiGo and Mumbai Airport after a video of passengers eating on the tarmac at Mumbai Airport went viral on social media.
A passenger on a SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Bengaluru was trapped inside a toilet for over an hour due to a malfunctioning door lock.
SpiceJet's decision to start flights to Lakshadweep and Ayodhya came at a time when both cities drew people's attention. The newly-built historic Ram temple is drawing numerous people in Ayodhya, while Lakshadweep is getting huge support from people due to the Maldives row.
The notice serves as a reprimand for the airlines, urging them to explain their actions and address the issue of deploying inadequately trained pilots in situations requiring CAT III technology proficiency.
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