DGCA reviews SpiceJet's operations, finances
New Delhi, Sept. 23 -- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is carrying out operational and financial scrutiny of SpiceJet, civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Tuesday even as the airline continues to grapple with flight cancellations and delays.
"The immediate activity in the ministry regarding SpiceJet is that we have operational and, to a certain extent, financial scrutiny also being done from the ministry through the DGCA because we don't want any lapse in safety," Naidu said. As per the latest DGCA monthly data, SpiceJet's domestic market share dropped to 1.6% in July from 1.9% in June. Naidu said the ministry was continuously engaging with the airline."In terms of the future, we are continuously engaging and seeing how best we can facilitate the ministry side," the aviation minister said.
He however, clarified that the government had certain restrictions while dealing with private airlines. "..But you also see that these are private airlines. There are certain limits with which the government also can operate with them," he said....
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