Aviation regulator DGCA has suspended the licence of a SpiceJet pilot for six months following an incident where the airline’s flight from Mumbai to Durgapur faced severe turbulence and resulted in injuries to many passengers in May.
In the incident that happened on May 1, as many as14 passengers and three cabin crew members were injured.
A senior DGCA official said the licence of the pilot-in-command has been suspended due to violations of various standard operating procedures. Among others, the pilot could have dealt with the bad weather situation in a better manner, the official said.
