SpiceJet Passengers Barred From Dubai Flight Over Unpaid Airport Dues, Airline Cites 'Operational Reasons'
SpiceJet Ltd.'s passengers were barred from boarding their flight at Dubai airport on Thursday after the Indian budget carrier failed to settle its outstanding dues with the airport, sources told NDTV Profit. The budget carrier attributed the cancellations to "operational reasons."
This is the second such incident this month. On Aug. 12, Mumbai International Airport issued an advisory warning SpiceJet passengers of potential flight disruptions, without specifying the reason. The advisory was withdrawn after SpiceJet resolved a minor financial issue with the airport.
In addition to delayed airport payments, SpiceJet has also been late in paying staff salaries, sources said.
SpiceJet stated that cancellations were due to "operational reasons". "Affected passengers have been accommodated on subsequent SpiceJet flights, on other airlines or provided with a full refund. All our scheduled flights from Dubai are now operating as planned," A spokesperson told NDTV Profit, without providing further details on the operational issues.
SpiceJet has been facing heat from its creditors, with multiple court cases resulting in added trouble for the airline.
-
Signature Play: The Classic Cocktail Is Dead. Or Is It?
Classic cocktails are disappearing from India's cocktail menus. But they're still being ordered, taught to bartenders and borrowed from. So, who's really having the last drink?
-
A New Samvat Wishlist: Inclusive Prosperity And Human Development
India has strengthened its economic foundations through infrastructure, digital access and enterprise. Its next growth chapter must deepen productivity, create better livelihoods and widen participation in prosperity.
-
Love, Sex Aur Dhokha: The Audacious Plot To Spy On Jensen Huang
A Taipei dinner, a Singapore chip buyer and a suspected Chinese asset: inside the alleged spy operation that got close to NVIDIA's Jensen Huang.
-
Ten Things I Learnt This Samvat
Patience can be a trap. Cheap stocks can stay cheap. Leverage can wipe you out. What did Samvat 2082 teach us? Niraj Shah writes on 10 lessons from the year gone by.
-
Talking Points This Week: Tech Nerves, FII Buying, And A Faraway Banking Shock
The global markets are not shining this Diwali. The exception in the large markets is, India.
-
Midterm Rally Lasted A Day. The Hard Reality Of A Divided US May Last Two Years | Opinion
Between a contested AI boom, a debt ceiling that arrives in 2027 and a president with every incentive to act alone, the next two years may prove more volatile than the first day's rally suggests.
-
Blue Wave Will Derail the AI Trade but Won't Dismantle the AI Era | Unhedged Position
The Democrats' sweep of the US Congress will see politics collide with economic forces both over the long and short term.
-
It's Time To Take The GST Council's Bet On Trust Global
Payment records can prove India's services exports, and clear, proportionate rules can bring foreign digital sellers into the tax net.
-
Opinion | India at 38: From Innovation Overperformer to Innovation Powerhouse
India now has 453 VC-backed deep science startups, 18 of them late-stage, after 117 percent growth since 2020. Laurus Labs, at USD 9.3 billion, is the most valuable deep science company in any middle-income economy outside China.
