A Dubai-bound SpiceJet flight was on Tuesday diverted to Karachi and another aircraft of the budget carrier had to make a priority landing at Mumbai after its windshield cracked mid-air, the latest in a string of problems to hit the airline this summer.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) stepped in and ordered an investigation into the incident involving the Delhi-Dubai flight that landed in Pakistan, where passengers had to wait for over eight hoursbefore a replacement jet arrived. There were 150 passengers on board.
“On July 5, 2022, SpiceJet B737 aircraft operating flight SG-11 (Delhi – Dubai) was diverted to Karachi due to an indicator light malfunctioning. The aircraft landed safely at Karachi and passengers were safely disembarked,” an airline spokesperson said.
