New Delhi/Kolkata: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has constituted a team to investigate the severe turbulence on SpiceJet’s Mumbai-Durgapur flight that left 17 people injured on Sunday evening, Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Monday.
The aviation regulator also took off the roster the flight’s crew, aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) and incharge of SpiceJet’s maintenance control centre, and has decided to carry out an inspection of the entire SpiceJet aircraft fleet, officials familiar with the matter said.
Taking note of Sunday’s incident, Scindia tweeted: “The turbulence encountered by a flight while landing in Durgapur, and the damage caused to the passengers is unfortunate. The @DGCAIndia has deputed a team to investigate the incident.
