SpiceJet cancels 4 Dubai flights as ground handler suspends check-in services
The regulator ordered SpiceJet to notify stranded passengers and arrange alternatives after dnata halted check-in over unpaid dues exceeding 14 million dirhams.
- On Thursday, Dubai International Airport suspended SpiceJet's check-in services after ground-handling company Dnata halted operations over unpaid dues exceeding 14 million UAE dirhams, forcing the cancellation of multiple flights bound for India.
- Dubai Airports issued a final warning on November 9 after SpiceJet's outstanding dues reached 14 million UAE dirhams, as the airline operates on a cash-and-carry basis requiring advance payments for essential services.
- Four flights to Amritsar, Jaipur, Mumbai, and Delhi were grounded, while services SG-5115 to Ahmedabad and SG-5106 to Delhi operated as scheduled because they departed before the suspension took effect.
- The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority summoned SpiceJet's station manager over the disruption, directing the carrier to arrange alternative flights, hotel accommodation, and transportation for stranded passengers.
- SpiceJet currently cancels 15 to 20 flights daily from 65 scheduled services as its operational fleet has shrunk to approximately 12 aircraft, further complicated by unpaid dues to aircraft lessors and fuel suppliers.
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Dubai Airports Suspends SpiceJet Check-In Services Over ₹35.85 Crore Unpaid Dues
Dubai Airports has suspended check-in services for SpiceJet flights over unpaid dues of approximately AED 14 million (around ₹35.85 crore), adding to the financial and operational troubles facing the Indian airline, Hindustan Times reported. The airport operator, which manages Dubai International
SpiceJet Financial Crisis: SpiceJet's financial difficulties are now affecting its international operations. Dubai Airport has suspended the airline's check-in services due to non-payment of a debt of 14 million dirhams, or approximately ₹358 crore (approximately ₹358 million). Four flights were subsequently cancelled.
SpiceJet cancels four Dubai flights over unpaid dues, Delhi airport warns of possible disruptions
New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet has cancelled four flights from Dubai airport after ground handling company Dnata suspended check-in services over unpaid dues, according to a report. NDTV Profit reported that only two SpiceJet flights were allowed to take off from the airport on Thursday. The airline owes Dnata more than 14 million UAE dirhams, it added. However, the suspension of check-in was limited to November 12. Separately, Delhi's Indi…
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