As many as 12 SpiceJet aircraft were refused permission for take-off in the early hours of Friday with some flights facing delays of as much as 90 minutes.
Airports Authority of India
SpiceJet passengers faced a tough time on Friday as several flights of the carrier were not permitted to operate from the Delhi Airport due to non-payment of the requisite daily fee paid to the Airports Authority of India.
The airline told its auto payment facility faced difficulties causing payment failure, according to a statement. The Air Traffic Control, an arm of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), was instructed to not permit SpiceJet flights to fly as the payment was not made.“Due to a technical glitch in SAP, the automatic daily payment could not be processed.
The exact is being made manually to AAI which has been apprised of the. SpiceJet’s flight operations are now continuing normally,” a SpiceJet spokesperson told.
The AAI had put the airline on ‘cash-and-carry’ mode in 2020, which implied the airline would have to pay the airport user fees to the authority on a daily basis to be able to conduct operations. Airlines that are under financial stress are placed on the cash-and-carry route of daily payments instead of the usual credit account.
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According to flight trackers, as many as 12 SpiceJet aircraft were denied approval for take-off in the early hours of Friday with some flights facing delays of as much as 90 minutes.
SpiceJet reported a consolidated loss of Rs 1,259 crore
It is to be reported the aviation and hospitality sectors were hit most due to travel bans and lockdowns first imposed in 2020 to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
SpiceJet said a consolidated loss of Rs 1,259 crore in the first 9 months ended December 2021 due to operating costs. Total revenue from operations during the period increased 44% year on year to Rs 4,733 crore from Rs 3,283 crore in the year-ago period.
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