All B737 MAX planes grounded in India; aviation ministry asks SpiceJet, Jet to accommodate all passengers
TIMESOFINDIA.COM | Updated: Mar 13, 2019, 18:05 ISTHighlights
- Aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said: "As of now, All flights of #Boeing737Max have been grounded, before the deadline of 4 pm"
- SpiceJet and Jet are the only two carriers that have Boeing 737 MAX in their fleet
(File photo: Reuters)NEW DELHI: All Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft being operated in the Indian airspace have been grounded on Wednesday and the ministry of civil aviation asked SpiceJet and Jet Airways to accommodate all the passengers, news agency ANI reported. SpiceJet and Jet are the only two carriers that have Boeing 737 MAX in their fleet. However, Jet's Boeing 737 MAX planes are on ground due to non-payment issues.
Aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said: "As of now, All flights of #Boeing737Max have been grounded, before the deadline of 4 pm. We had a discussion with the airlines as to how they plan to reduce inconvenience to the passengers."
On flight cancellations, he stated that, "SpiceJet says they've increased the utilisation of existing aircraft. About 30-35 flights will get affected tomorrow. They've assured that no airport that has SpiceJet service will go unserviced. They'll be setting up a special cell to monitor the passengers' complaints."
Kharola further said, "Today SpiceJet has cancelled 14 flights, it operates 500 plus flights daily and 14 were cancelled. They've been able to accommodate all passengers on their own. Tomorrow is going to be a real challenging day, as today grounding came into effect in 2nd half of the day."
Also, the aviation secretary added that "Vistara has been authorised that they can mount international flights now."
Aviation secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola said: "As of now, All flights of #Boeing737Max have been grounded, before the deadline of 4 pm. We had a discussion with the airlines as to how they plan to reduce inconvenience to the passengers."
Ministry of Civil Aviation Secretary Pradeep Singh Kharola: As of now, All flights of #Boeing737Max have been groun… https://t.co/KJZkFZnwzt
— ANI (@ANI) 1552476391000On flight cancellations, he stated that, "SpiceJet says they've increased the utilisation of existing aircraft. About 30-35 flights will get affected tomorrow. They've assured that no airport that has SpiceJet service will go unserviced. They'll be setting up a special cell to monitor the passengers' complaints."
MoCA Secy: SpiceJet says they've increased the utilisation of existing aircraft.About 30-35 flights will get affect… https://t.co/mVF4Edjv24
— ANI (@ANI) 1552477237000Kharola further said, "Today SpiceJet has cancelled 14 flights, it operates 500 plus flights daily and 14 were cancelled. They've been able to accommodate all passengers on their own. Tomorrow is going to be a real challenging day, as today grounding came into effect in 2nd half of the day."
Also, the aviation secretary added that "Vistara has been authorised that they can mount international flights now."
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