With SpiceJet operations tottering away, why is no action being taken?

Regulatory Theater: SpiceJet Cancels One in Five Flights as Watchers Watch

SpiceJet’s one-in-five cancellation habit reaches clipboard court, where the DGCA keeps watching and the departure board keeps pleading guilty again.

With SpiceJet operations tottering away, why is no action being taken?

With one in every five flights cancelled in September 2026, an abysmal on-time performance of 16.6%, and its domestic market share shrinking to 0.6%, SpiceJet's operational troubles have become impossible to ignore. Yet, while the regulator says it is monitoring the airline, passengers are still waiting for meaningful regulatory intervention.