Two SpiceJet pilots suspended for runway incursion at Delhi airport

NEW DELHI: Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Thursday suspended two pilots of SpiceJet for three months in connection with the runway incursion case at Delhi airport in August.
Captain Bhushan Nanda was commanding SpiceJet’s Delhi-Mumbai flight on August 27 whereas Trishala Chandola was acting as the first officer when the aircraft breached Holding Point RWY 10 which led to the runway incursion.
Both the pilots were issued show-cause notices last month.
The regulatory body in its order said that the action by the pilots “jeopardised the safety of the aircraft and the passengers”.
The investigation by DGCA revealed that the tower control gave taxi instruction to the flight to ‘hold at holding point RWY10’ and crew of Spice Jets had confirmed that aircraft is holding at the point. However, the aircraft crossed the holding point RWY 10 which led to a runway incursion.