It’s a one-two punch on Indian airlines as safety concerns mount, even as service and manpower issues including pilots and crew shortage, flight delays and cancellations seem to acquire permanent status. On Wednesday, aviation regulator DGCA slapped a show-cause notice on SpiceJet following eight technical malfunctions in just 18 days. It pulled up the airline for failing to establish ‘safe, efficient and reliable air services,’ besides ‘poor internal safety oversight’ and ‘inadequate maintenance actions’.
