SpiceJet, Air India Express flights hit by hours-long delays
Multiple domestic flights faced delays of up to 14 hours today, including SpiceJet services from Jaipur and Kochi and Air India Express flights from Amritsar and Kochi.
Multiple domestic flights faced delays of up to 14 hours today, including SpiceJet services from Jaipur and Kochi and Air India Express flights from Amritsar and Kochi.
India’s overall airline seat capacity fell 4.5% year-on-year to 22.7 million in September, with Air India down 8.8% and SpiceJet cutting the fastest at 45.2%, despite the approaching festive season.
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.