In signs of trouble everywhere, SpiceJet has
cancelled over 1,800 flights across the country for the current month.
The air carrier has cancelled a total of 1,861
flights, a few to Kathmandu in Nepal and all others connecting domestic cities,
till December 31.
The large-scale flight cancellations came at a time
when the aviation regulator DGCA was considering issuing a show- cause notice
to the airline for defying its directives regarding advance bookings.
DGCA has asked the airline to stop taking bookings
by tomorrow of more than one month in advance.
Besides, Airports Authority of India (AAI) is said
to be considering putting SpiceJet on cash-and-carry mode soon if it does not
furnish a bank guarantee against its dues to the airport operator, which stand
at around Rs 200 crore.
Concerned over the deteriorating condition of
SpiceJet and large-scale flight cancellations, DGCA had on Friday also
withdrawn 186 of its slots and asked it to clear salary dues of all its
employees within the coming 10 days.
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