New Delhi: No-frill carrier SpiceJet Limited's chief of flight operations, Gurcharan Arora, has been suspended by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for a period of three months, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said. A SpiceJet spokesperson said that the suspension of Arora was not related to the safety audit. “There were some minor observations made by the regulator following an audit which are being addressed by the airline. We continue to work closely with the DGCA towards this objective," a SpiceJet spokesperson said. Meanwhile, when contacted a senior DGCA official said that the agency has shared the findings related to the safety audit and asked the airline to set things right.

Source: Mint September 11, 2020 14:15 UTC