According to Bloomberg news agency, SpiceJet airline has once again reported a technical fault on its flight to Dubai. The plane, an eight-year-old Boeing 737 next-generation jet, had taken off from India Dubai Bloomberg quoted passengers on that flight as saying that a technical problem with its nose wheel was discovered on Monday and after landing.
This is the ninth malfunction incident in one SpiceJet flight In about three weeks. As a result, the airline received a show-cause notice from the Directorate General of Aviation Regulatory of India (DGCA) last week. The DGCA has already stated that SpiceJet has failed to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services under the Aircraft Rules, 1937.
SpiceJet is under increasing pressure as the DGCA has given the airline three weeks to explain why action should not be taken against it after a series of other incidents in which a Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was diverted. Karachi Caused by a malfunction of an indicator light. apart from this, DGCA Imposed SpiceJet fined 10 lakhs for training pilots of 737 MAX aircraft on faulty simulator.
On July 6, SpiceJet issued a statement saying that it is “committed to ensure a safe operation” for its passengers and crew and will respond to the inquiry within the specified time frame. The statement came a day after SpiceJet experienced technical issues on the routes of three different flights. Last week, on July 5, a technical snag affected three SpiceJet flights – one from Delhi to Dubai, one from Kandla in Gujarat to Mumbai, and a cargo voyage from Kolkata to Chongqing in China. Smoke was detected inside a SpiceJet aircraft over Delhi-Jabalpur in the first week of July SpiceJet flight.
The loophole has prompted some passengers to avoid flying with a cash-strapped carrier. a survey conducted by local circles More than 21,000 fliers showed that 44% of passengers are currently away from India’s third largest airline due to safety concerns.
Earlier, Bloomberg had highlighted that losing passengers to incidents involving technical glitches would be a major setback for SpiceJet, which has given up its second-largest market share to GoFirst. Any fall could further trouble SpiceJet’s deteriorating financial health, as the airline has suffered losses in the last three financial years and its shares have fallen 43% this year, making it the worst airline stock in Asia .