After reviewing the financial and operational
parameters of SpiceJet, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Friday
withdrew 186 flight slots of the airline and directed it not to take bookings
for flights beyond a month.
DGCA issued a series of instructions to the airline.
SpiceJet was directed to clear dues of about Rs 1,600 crore to various vendors
and suppliers and to file a “convincing schedule” by December 15.
The regulator also directed the airline not to
accept bookings for cancelled flights and refund all affected passengers within
a month.
The DGCA has also directed SpiceJet to provide a
report detailing the numbers of passengers affected by flight cancellations, as
well as the subsequent refunds, daily.
The DGCA has also constituted a team to place
SpiceJet aircraft under “heightened surveillance” to ensure safety isn’t
compromised on account of the carrier’s financial troubles. The team will
inspect aircraft flown by SpiceJet on a daily basis.
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