DGCA extends flight limits on SpiceJet until October 29; improved controls to continue | News

The Indian aviation regulator on Wednesday extended the eight-week period during which the battle to survive SpiceJet’s operations was limited to half of its originally approved summer schedule. Now, this restriction will continue until October 29, 2022, when the summer schedule ends. Following a spate of incidents involving the poor airline, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) had imposed this restriction for eight weeks on July 27, 2022, saying that improvements to flights will only be allowed if SpiceJet can prove it if the financial resources to do this safely.