India grounds all 737 Max 8 aircraft; SpiceJet to cancel around 35 flights Thursday
NEW DELHI: All Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft being operated by Indian airlines have been grounded and around 35 flights of SpiceJet would be cancelled on Thursday consequently, Civil Aviation Secretary P S Kharola said Wednesday.
He said Thursday will be a “challenging” day as “out of 520 odd flights that SpiceJet flies every day, about 30-35 flights will have to be cancelled”.
SpiceJet has been most affected by the grounding of 737 Max 8 aircraft as it has 12 of them in its fleet.
Jet Airways has not been affected as its five 737 Max 8 aircraft have already been grounded – even before the grounding decision of the government — due to non-payment of dues to lessors.
