3 in 4 fliers concerned about flight safety, 44% avoiding SpiceJet after recent mishaps: Survey

NEW DELHI: At least 44 percent of fliers who travel on domestic airlines are currently avoiding taking a Spicejet flight while 21 percent each are giving Air India and Indigo a pass after a spate of mishaps in a span of less than 20 days. Travelers are concerned that airlines may be cutting corners on aircraft maintenance, thereby putting passenger safety at risk, revealed a survey by Localcircles.
On July 5, three aircraft belonging to different airlines showed up to be not airworthy. While IndiGo and Vistara airlines reported smoke and engine issues during their flight operations, one SpiceJet freighter plane had technical malfunction leading to the cancellation of a flight to China. In the case of SpiceJet, there have been eight instances of technical malfunction in recent times.