Oct 17, 2024, at 04:25 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Mumbai Police has arrested a minor over a series of bomb threats that were issued to various airlines since Monday, leading to flights' diversion, including an Indian Airlines jet landing at a remote airport in Canada, media reports said.
Aviation body starts probe after bomb threats force 10 flights to be grounded in under 48 hours
Oct 16, 2024, at 06:09 am
The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security has initiated an investigation after 10 flights were grounded in less than 48 hours due to hoax threats, media reports said.
After hoax bomb threats, Air India Jet lands at remote Canada airport; 7 other flights grounded
Oct 16, 2024, at 03:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: An Air India direct flight en route to Chicago from New Delhi was diverted to Canada's Iqaluit Airport after a hoax bomb threat was posted online, media reports said.
Flyers made to wait 5 hours inside IndiGo flight in Mumbai after 'technical snag' delays take-off
Sep 15, 2024, at 05:17 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: An IndiGo flight from Mumbai to Qatar's Doha was delayed on Sunday with passengers alleging that they were made to wait inside the aircraft for nearly five hours.
SpiceJet faces enhanced surveillance over cancellations, financial stress
Aug 30, 2024, at 05:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has placed SpiceJet, for the second time in two years, under "enhanced surveillance" after reports of cancelled flights and financial stress, media reports said.
Amid Delhi heatwave, SpiceJet passengers suffer inside aircraft due to no AC for an hour
Jun 19, 2024, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing heatwave in Delhi, passengers onboard SpiceJet flight were made to wait inside the aircraft without air conditioner for an hour, media reports said.
May 23, 2024, at 01:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court has recently directed SpiceJet to comply with a United Kingdom (UK) court order, asking the airline to return two leased Boeing aircrafts and three engines to TWC Aviation Capital (TWC) over unpaid dues, reports said.
16 flights to Delhi diverted due to rains, lightning
Nov 28, 2023, at 07:03 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least 16 flights were diverted from Delhi to Jaipur, Lucknow, Amritsar, and Ahmedabad after operations at the capital's airport were impacted owing to heavy rain and lightning, an official of Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport said.
SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh directed by Supreme Court to pay $1 million monthly to clear arrears
Sep 25, 2023, at 05:42 am
New Delhi/UNI: The The Supreme Court of India has ordered Ajay Singh, the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of SpiceJet, to pay $1 million every month for the next six months to clear arrears amounting to $3 million owed to Credit Suisse.
Passenger clicks obscene photos aboard flight, Delhi Commission for Women issues notice
Aug 18, 2023, at 11:58 pm
The Delhi Commission for Women has taken suo-moto cognizance of a video being circulated on the social media platform regarding alleged sexual harassment by a passenger aboard a flight that travelled from Delhi to Mumbai on Wednesday.
SpiceJet raises Captains' salary to Rs 7.5 lakh-a-month
May 31, 2023, at 06:17 pm
Kolkata: SpiceJet has announced a substantial hike in the salary of its pilots, the airline said in a press release on Monday.
SpiceJet passenger 'offloaded' after misbehaviour with female crew member
Jan 24, 2023, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A passenger on a SpiceJet flight was deboarded Monday owing to his misbehaviour with one of the female cabin crew members, the airline informed in a statement.
Influencer arrested for smoking inside SpiceJet plane gets bail
Sep 30, 2022, at 06:43 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bobby Kataria, a social media influencer, arrested by Delhi Police for liting a cigarette inside a SpiceJet aircraft, was released after a local court granted him bail.
SpiceJet sends pilots on leave without pay to 'rationalise' costs
Sep 21, 2022, at 04:55 am
SpiceJet has sent around 80 pilots on a three-month leave without pay to rationalise costs, as per reports.
Video of social media influencer smoking inside flight goes viral, Jyotiraditya Scindia responds
Aug 12, 2022, at 05:22 am
New Delhi: A social media influencer, who lit a cigarette inside a SpiceJet aircraft, has prompted authorities to file a police case against him.
DGCA asks SpiceJet to cut 50 pct of flights for 8 weeks, airline says won't affect ops
Jul 28, 2022, at 01:19 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday ordered budget airline SpiceJet to operate 50 percent of its flights for eight weeks after an unusually high number of safety incidents involving the airline.
'Failed to establish safe air services': DGCA issues show-cause notice to SpiceJet
Jul 06, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet after an unusually high number of technical malfunctions in a little over two weeks with the latest mid-air snag coming on Tuesday (July 5) night when a China-bound cargo plane returned to Kolkata after the pilot found the weather radar unserviceable.
After being stranded for 11 hrs in Karachi, 138 passengers of SpiceJet finally fly to Dubai
Jul 06, 2022, at 07:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After being stranded for nearly 11 hours in Pakistan's Karachi, 138 passengers of a Delhi-Dubai SpiceJet finally took off for UAE on an alternate flight that was sent from India on Tuesday evening.
SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Dubai lands at Karachi after 'unusual fuel reduction' in tank
Jul 05, 2022, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi: A Delhi to Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight landed at Jinnah International Airport in Pakistan's Karachi after an indicator light malfunctioned, a spokesperson of the airline said, adding that no emergency landing was required.
SpiceJet flight returns to Delhi after fire
Jul 02, 2022, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi/UNI: A Delhi-Jabalpur SpiceJet aircraft returned here Saturday morning after the cabin crew noticed smoke inside the plane shortly after takeoff.
Bird hit led to Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight's emergency landing in Patna, say airline, DGCA
Jun 19, 2022, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/Patna: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has corroborated the version of private carrier SpiceJet that a bird hit led to the emergency landing of its flight at Bihta Airforce Station in Patna after its left wing caught fire on Sunday.
SpiceJet plane returns to Mumbai after pilot spots crack in windshield
May 29, 2022, at 05:37 pm
A SpiceJet plane flying from Mumbai to Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur returned after a crack was observed on the windshield, the company said in a statement.
Spicejet faces ransomware attack, flight operation impacted
May 25, 2022, at 09:45 pm
New Delhi: Private aviation major Spicejet on Wednesday said its systems faced an attempted ransomware attack last night that has impacted our flight operations.
May 03, 2022, at 04:18 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Two of the passengers injured in turbulence faced by a SpiceJet aircraft from Mumbai during landing in Bengal's Durgapur on Sunday, have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, the Director-General of Civil Aviation informed on Monday.
Injured in Durgapur incident being provided help, says Spicejet
May 02, 2022, at 10:21 pm
Durgapur: SpiceJet on Monday said that it was providing all possible help to those injured in an incident which took place at the Kazi Nazrul Islam airport in West Bengal's West Bardhaman district.
SpiceJet introduces new flight connecting New Delhi and Pantnagar
Apr 01, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Gurugram: SpiceJet Friday announced the launch of a new flight connecting New Delhi and Pantnagar in Uttarakhand.
Mar 03, 2022, at 12:10 am
Kyiv/New Delhi: Private aircraft carrier major SpiceJet will operate special evacuation flights from Kosice in Slovakia on Mar 3 and 4h and from Bucharest in Romania on Mar 4 and 6 to bring home Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine.
Supreme Court gives three-week reprieve to SpiceJet facing winding-up
Jan 28, 2022, at 06:45 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Friday gave a three-week reprieve to private airline SpiceJet which is facing a winding-up order, media reports said.
Sep 16, 2021, at 01:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday flagged off the first SpiceJet flight from Visakhapatnam to Mumbai.
SpiceJet Bengaluru-Guwahati flight makes hard landing in Guwahati airport; no casualties
Dec 06, 2020, at 01:38 am
Guwahati/IBNS: A SpiceJet plane made a hard landing approximately1000 ft short of the normal landing zone, in Guwahati airport Friday, damaging three runway threshold lights, said media reports.