NEW DELHI:
India’s aviation regulator has warned SpiceJet Ltd after a review of recent incidents by the watchdog showed “poor internal safety oversight and inadequate maintenance actions”.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said a review of several incidents involving SpiceJet aircraft since April 1 showed that “the aircraft either returned to its original station or continued to its destination with deteriorating safety margins”.
“The review shows that poor internal safety oversight and inadequate maintenance actions (as most incidents are related to component failure or system-related failure) have led to a deterioration in safety margins,” the DGCA said in its letter.
The airline has been given three weeks to respond to the regulator’s warning before taking action.
The July 5 letter was made public on Twitter by the Indian Ministry of Civil Aviation on Wednesday.
SpiceJet did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Shares of the Indian budget carrier fell a whopping 4.24% to 36.51 rupees in morning trading – the lowest level since March 2020.