The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday issued a show cause notice to SpiceJet in connection with an incident in which a Mumbai-Durgapur flight ran into severe turbulence and left 17 people injured last month.
In a notice to the airline, the aviation regulator has sought an explanation within a fortnight on why flight SG 945, which was carrying 195 passengers (including two pilots and four cabin crew), decided to go ahead with the landing despite the turbulence, a DGCA official familiar with the matter said.
The airline, however, said a show cause notice was already issued to them immediately after the incident and that a response has already been submitted.
