NEW DELHI: In an unprecedented move, India’s aviation regulator on Thursday served a string of notices to SpiceJet — which saw three of its planes veering off runways on landing in as many days — for “lack of safety management system in the organisation” and alleged failure to take timely action to prevent these back-to-back incidents. The notices to four senior officials seek their replies within 15 days after which the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will decide on the action to be taken against them.
A team of DGCA officials conducted surprise surveillance of SpiceJet at its Gurugram office on Wednesday and checked its operational records. Based on findings of this, show cause notices have been issued for a number of alleged lapses to the low cost airline’s heads of training, operations, flight safety and the overall accountable manager.
