DGCA suspends licenses of two SpiceJet pilots

NEW DELHI : The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday said that it has suspended the licenses of two SpiceJet pilots, who were involved in air turn back incident due to pressurization failure during their flight between Hyderabad and Jaipur on 14 June.

The pilots — captain Sunil Mehta and captain Vikram Singh — were earlier on 23 September issued show cause notice by the regulator, which sought replies from them within the next 15 days, as to why action shouldn’t be taken against them.

Subsequently DGCA has suspended the pilots’ licenses for four months from the date of incident.