Troubled private airliner SpiceJet is facing new
problems as Airports Authority of India (AAI) is considering putting it on
“cash-and-carry” mode soon if the airline is unable to furnish a bank guarantee
of about Rs 200 crore against its dues by December 10.
With aviation regulator, directorate general of
civil aviation (DGCA), also planning to issue a show cause notice to SpiceJet
for defying its directive regarding advance bookings beyond a month, worse days
could be ahead for the carrier. “The AAI would put SpiceJet on cash-and-carry
mode from Wednesday if it does not furnish a bank guarantee to the airport
operator against its dues by that time,” a senior official said.
After reviewing the financial and operational
parameters of the airline on Friday, director-general of civil aviation Prabhat
Kumar had issued a series of instructions to SpiceJet, also directing them to
file a “convincing schedule” by December 15.
DGCA had also instructed the airline not to accept bookings for cancelled flights, to refund all affected passengers within a month, and not to take advance bookings beyond a month.
DGCA had also instructed the airline not to accept bookings for cancelled flights, to refund all affected passengers within a month, and not to take advance bookings beyond a month.
While the DGCA withdrew 186 flight slots of SpiceJet
at various airports across the country on Friday, the airline had said on
Saturday that the advance booking restriction would be counter-productive, and
it would discuss the pros and cons of this with the DGCA. On Monday, however,
the airline continued to take advance bookings, even for dates in 2015.
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