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.
Earlier on July 27, reviewing the reply of Spicejet on show cause notice, the DGCA had restricted the airline to operating only 50 per cent of flights for eight weeks.
The passenger load factor or occupancy of the airlines remained on the higher side in the range of 70 to 80 per cent.
In reply to a separate question on a flight diversion to Karachi, the ministry said, "Cabin crew did not declare emergency. Post landing check and inspection at Karachi did not reveal fuel leak."
Many Airlines such as SpiceJet and IndiGo charge a fee of Rs 200 if a passenger wants the boarding pass to be issued
A senior SpiceJet official told a news agency that a SpiceJet B737-800 aircraft was operating from Patna to Delhi. On takeoff, during rotation, the cockpit crew suspected a bird hit on one of the engines.
