Dense fog disrupts flights at Bagdogra
Bagdogra Airport faced temporary disruptions today as dense fog forced the diversion of five flights—four Indigo and one SpiceJet—to alternative airports.
Bagdogra Airport faced temporary disruptions today as dense fog forced the diversion of five flights—four Indigo and one SpiceJet—to alternative airports.
The bench "specifically denied" the request of the counsel for judgment debtor, SpiceJet, for the appearance of the two senior officers before the court through video conferencing.
In two separate incidents, flights operated by SpiceJet and another private airline were forced to make emergency landings after encountering technical issues mid-air on Monday.
So far this fiscal, it has cleared Rs 600 crore pending dues, including salaries, GST liabilities, and PF contributions, the company said.
The airline had been under additional scrutiny due to financial issues and flight cancellations.
As the insolvency issue of SpiceJet heats up, prior red-flagging to the company by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had pointed out long awaited trouble for the aviation giant.
SpiceJet has restructured over $100 million outstanding dues to Carlyle Aviation Partner, into equity shares and compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs).
A senior DGCA official said that SpiceJet can operate at full capacity from October 30 onwards. During the 'Enhanced surveillance' period, SpiceJet has shown improvement in their operations, said an official. On September 21, DGCA had extended flight capacity restrictions on SpiceJet till October 29.
SpiceJet has announced a revised salary structure for its Captains increasing their monthly remuneration to Rs 7 lakh a month for 80 hours of flying.
SpiceJet has announced around 20 per cent hike in salaries for the pilots come this October, sources told ANI. This latest upward revision in salaries follows a 6 per cent hike announced last month.
