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The incident happened just a day after India’s aviation regulator ordered SpiceJet to slash its approved fleet by half this summer for 8 weeks citing safety snags. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)<\/a> also told it would put the domestic airline under “enhanced surveillance”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The DGCA mentioned that if the airline wants to increase the number of flights beyond 50% during the eight weeks, it will have to demonstrate that it has “sufficient technical help and financial resources to safely and efficiently undertake such enhanced capacity”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The regulator stated that it conducted a financial audit of the airline in September last year and found the carrier is working on a “cash and carry model” and the suppliers and vendors are not being paid on a regular basis, leading to a lack of spare parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There is “poor internal safety oversight” and “inadequate maintenance actions” in the airline which has resulted in degradation of “safety margins”, it told.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, the DGCA has told that it will also be looking into today’s incident of the aborted flight.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n Also, read <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As per the news agencies, a SpiceJet plane was “almost at full speed” on the runway when it was suddenly stopped and the pilot aborted the takeoff, declaring later it was a technical issue. The incident caused panic among some passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SpiceJet’s aircraft were involved in at least 8 incidents of technical malfunction between June 19 and July 5.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shares of SpiceJet settled over 3% lower on Thursday after the company was requested by aviation regulator DGCA to curtail its services by half for 8 weeks. In morning trade, the stock had tanked almost 10%<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stay updated with aviationa2z.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/592a0c04-0719-11eb-bdd2-7295074159b1_1601954569806_1601954710871-1024x576.webp\")
What happened with SpiceJet flights today?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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