NEW DELHI: Consequent to a Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) order, SpiceJet has started grounding its fleet of Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft and has cancelled 14 flights that were scheduled for today.
“SpiceJet has announced cancellation of 14 flights for today and will be operating additional flights from tomorrow. Of the 76 planes in our fleet, 64 aircraft are in operation and we are confident of minimizing the inconvenience to our passengers and attain normalcy in our operations,” the airline said in a statement.
It said that while a majority of passengers affected as a result of these cancellations had been accommodated by SpiceJet on alternate flights, the rest have been offered a full refund.
