NEW DELHI: All the Boeing 737 Max of SpiceJet will be grounded before 4 pm on Wednesday. Late on Tuesday night + , India had ordered grounding of this aircraft with immediate effect.
The country has also banned overflying of Boeing 737 Max in its airspace from 4 pm on Wednesday, the same time by which SpiceJet has to ground its planes. While the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had ordered grounding of this aircraft with “immediate” effect just after 11 pm on Tuesday, flight tracking sites showed SpiceJet B737 Max were still operating flights on Wednesday morning.
When asked about this, DGCA chief BS Bhullar told TOI, “This is to cater to situations where aircraft are to fly back to India or go to maintenance facility for parking. All Max shut down before 4 pm on Wednesday.”
