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SpiceJet passengers wait long at Delhi; airline says delay from crew

Passengers of a Bengaluru-bound SpiceJet plane had to wait for a long time at the aerobridge at Delhi airport on Tuesday, with the airline saying the flight was delayed due to weather disruption that led to incoming crew exceeding their duty time limit. One of the passengers shared on social media a video of many co-passengers waiting at the aerobridge. In the video, some of them were heard asking for water. The incident happened with passengers of SpiceJet flight SG 8133 from Delhi-Bengaluru. A SpiceJet spokesperson said the flight was delayed on account of weather disruption in the network and the aircraft's previous rotation. "As a result of this, the incoming crew was not legal to operate the subsequent flight to Bengaluru and crew was arranged from another incoming flight which was legal as per duty time limitation," the spokesperson said in a statement. According to the statement, as passengers had completed the security check they were requested to wait at the ...

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SpiceJet shareholders' approve re-appointment of Ajay Singh as director

Shareholders of SpiceJet on Monday approved the re-appointment of Ajay Singh as a director of the no-frills airline. At the annual general meeting, the shareholders also gave their nod for the adoption of audited financial statements for financial year ended March 31, 2022. In a regulatory filing, the carrier said the re-appointment of Singh as a director liable to retire by rotation was cleared by the shareholders with requisite majority. Currently, Singh is the Chairman and Managing Director of the no-frills airline. Singh was originally appointed as director on November 4, 2004 and subsequently resigned on August 27, 2010. Thereafter, he was appointed as Managing Director of the company on May 21, 2015. The budget carrier is facing multiple headwinds and reported a net loss of Rs 789 crore in the June quarter due to an adverse impact of high fuel prices and rupee depreciation. On Monday, shares of the airline jumped nearly 7 per cent to close at Rs 37.85 apiece on BSE. SpiceJ

NCW chief Rekha Sharma asks SpiceJet to take down 'red-hot girls' tweet

The National Commission for Women has asked Spice Jet to take down a post describing women flight attendants as "red hot girls". NCW Chairperson Rekha Sharma has written a letter to the director of the airlines this regard. The budget carrier had shared a picture of veteran actor Dharmendra, travelling on one of its flight, with the crew. The NCW objected to the airline's tweet which read -- "Garam-Dharam with our red-hot girls.

UN aviation body rejects SpiceJet claim, says it didn't inspect airline

Budget carrier said on Dec 5 its safety processes were found in order 'following an exhaustive audit conducted by the ICAO'

SpiceJet expects improvement in operations in December quarter: Ajay Singh

SpiceJet, which is looking to raise USD 200 million, expects to see improvement in operations and restructuring benefits in the current quarter of this financial year. The budget carrier's chief Ajay Singh has told shareholders that it has also completed a series of settlements with most of the major partners, including manufacturers and lessors. Hit by high fuel prices and rupee depreciation, SpiceJet saw its net loss widen to Rs 789 crore in the June quarter. The airline is also facing other headwinds, including some of its aircraft having technical snags in recent times, and quite a few of its Boeing 737 planes were deregistered due to non-payment of dues to lessors. In his message in the airline's annual report for 2021-22 fiscal, Singh, who is the Chairman and Managing Director, said the airline industry worldwide continues to undergo a transformation. "The sky-high fuel prices, depreciating rupee, erratic passenger demand and disrupted supply chains have deferred growth plans

IndiGo, SpiceJet international flights diverted due to technical glitches

Failure in one of IndiGo aircraft's hydraulic systems, caution light indication in SpiceJet plane's cockpit cause diversion

SpiceJet flight with makes emergency landing after hydraulic failure

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SpiceJet posts highest ever quarterly loss amid high fuel prices

The airline has raised Rs 210 crore from the government's Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) this year

SpiceJet quarterly loss widens to Rs 838 crore on higher fuel prices

Losses widened to Rs 838 crore ($103.25 million) for the three months ended Sept 30

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