Another SpiceJet plane faces malfunction, aborts take-off

A SpiceJet aircraft aborted take-off on the Mumbai airport runway on Thursday as the caution alert lit up. This is the ninth incident of technical malfunction on a SpiceJet aircraft in the last 40 days.

On Thursday's incident, SpiceJet said, "A SpiceJet Q400 aircraft scheduled to operate from Mumbai to Kandla rejected take off owing to illumination of a caution alert. Crew acted as per the SOP (standard operating procedure)."

"There was no safety scare. The aircraft returned back to bay and all passengers and crew safely deboarded," it mentioned.

Owing to the high number of technical snags aviation regulator DGCA has ordered SpiceJet to operate not more than 50 per cent of its flights for eight weeks to ensure "safe and reliable transport service".

SpiceJet holds nearly 10% of India's domestic market, operates a fleet of about 80 narrow-body aircraft. SpiceJet shares are at a 2-year low, down about 46% in 2022 (YTD).