Passenger safety paramount, says aviation minister as SpiceJet gets DGCA notice

Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said passenger safety is paramount as the director-general of civil aviation (DGCA) issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet over failure to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services. The low-cost airliner faced eight technical malfunction incidents in the last 18 days.

Taking to Twitter, Scindia, who uploaded a copy of the notice, said, “Even the smallest error hindering safety will be thoroughly investigated and course-corrected.”

According to the DGCA notice, “SpiceJet Ltd. has failed to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services under terms of Rule 134 and Schedule XI of the Aircraft Rules, 1937”