Technical snags in aircraft: 338 cases reported by airlines this year till July

As many as 338 cases of technical snags have been reported in aircraft of various airlines up to July this year with the maximum number of such cases (206) occurring in aircraft of no-frills carrier IndiGo, according to the data presented in Parliament on Monday.

IndiGo was followed by Tata Group-owned Air India with 49 cases of technical snags reported in its fleet of Boeing and Airbus planes, data revealed.

The number of cases of technical snags in the aircraft of SpiceJet and Vistara was 21 and 10, respectively, till July this year.