The government is considering annual mandatory drug tests for every pilot, up from the current 10% sampling, following an Air India hydraulic failure incident linked to a positive marijuana test.
DGCA data for July shows SpiceJet’s on-time performance at just 34.5%, far behind IndiGo’s 91.2% and Akasa Air’s 90.8%, as domestic passenger traffic overall fell nearly 5% year-on-year.
SpiceJet cancelled its Delhi-Pune flight SG 939 after passengers waited six hours, stranding over 180 travellers overnight.