SpiceJet Cancels 4 Dubai Flights as Ground Handler Suspends Check-in Services
The carrier missed a final payment deadline, and regulators ordered it to notify passengers and arrange alternatives after four India-bound flights were grounded.
- On Thursday, Dubai International Airport suspended Cash-strapped SpiceJet check-in services over unpaid dues exceeding 14 million UAE dirhams, forcing the cancellation of four flights bound for India.
- Dubai Airports issued a final warning on November 9, stating the airline owed over 14 million dirhams and had not received any payments since October 13.
- The suspension forced four flight cancellations to Indian cities, prompting the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority to summon the airline's station manager over communication failures.
- Regulators directed the carrier to arrange alternative flights, hotel accommodation, and transportation for stranded passengers, addressing concerns over passenger welfare and operational communication.
- SpiceJet operates around 65 scheduled flights daily while cancelling 15 to 20 services, with its operational fleet reportedly fallen to approximately 12 aircraft and employees awaiting salaries since June.
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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 After Ground Handler Suspends Check-In Services Over Unpaid Dues
New Delhi, November 13, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) Budget airline SpiceJet has cancelled four flights from Dubai after ground-handling company Dnata suspended check-in services over outstanding payments, adding to the carrier’s mounting operational challenges. According to an NDTV Profit report, only two SpiceJet flights were permitted to take off from Dubai airport on Thursday after […]
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