SpiceJet says all flight ops normal after DGCA slashes fleet to 50%

BENGALURU (Reuters) – Indian low-cost carrier SpiceJet said on Monday its flight operations remained normal and on schedule, days after the aviation regulator ordered the airline to slash its approved fleet to 50% this summer for eight weeks citing safety snags.

Load factor, a measure of how much of an airline’s passenger carrying capacity has been used, was over 80% on Saturday and Sunday, the airline said in a statement.