DGCA constitutes team to probe turbulence incident in SpiceJet flight SG-945
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has instituted a multidisciplinary team to probe the severe turbulence incident in SpiceJet’s flight SG-945 on Sunday evening in which at least 17 people, including 14 passengers and three cabin crew members, suffered injuries. Some of them have suffered head injuries and received stitches .
The probe team is expected to lead by Director (air safety. Meanwhile, the DGCA also took off the roster the flight’s crew, aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) and in-charge of SpiceJet’s maintenance control centre, pending a probe. At present, the aircraft that was involved in the incident on Sunday is grounded in Kolkata, the DGCA said. The rest of the SpiceJet aircraft fleet are in operation.
