Recent incidents isolated, says SpiceJet amid DGCA show cause notice

The DGCA found that SpiceJet failed to establish a safe, efficient and reliable air service.

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July 06, 2022 / 16:45 IST

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Budget airline SpiceJet on July 6 said that the most recent incidents of emergency landings of its aircraft are isolated in nature and that its initial investigation shows that there isn't a specific maintenance issue within its fleet, the airline told CNBC TV-18.

The statement by the airline comes after India's aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice to the airline over ‘poor safety oversight’.

The DGCA found that SpiceJet has failed to establish a safe, efficient and reliable air service. The regulator has been called upon by the accountable manager of SpiceJet to show cause within three weeks as to why action should not be taken against the airline.

SpiceJet also told CNBC TV-18 that investigations are being carried out as per norms into the recent grounding of its aircraft.

"We are an IATA-IOSA-certified airline. SpiceJet successfully completed the meticulous audit program for recertification in October 2021. We have been regularly audited by DGCA. All our aircraft were audited a month ago by the regulator and found to be safe. All of SpiceJet are conducted in compliance with the applicable regulations of the DGCA Civil Aviation Regulations on the subject,” SpiceJet said in a statement.

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