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New Delhi, Oct 21: SpiceJet’s 50% ceiling restrictions have been lifted as of Friday by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). According to the regulator, the airline can run at full capacity for the winter schedule of October 30-March 25.
Due to a number of mishaps involving SpiceJet’s flights, the DGCA had on July 27 ordered SpiceJet to operate no more than 50% of its flights that were allowed in the summer schedule for a period of eight weeks.
DGCA lifts restrictions, SpiceJet to operate with full capacity from October 30: DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation) pic.twitter.com/41fQarV4mQ
— ANI (@ANI) October 21, 2022
Scheduled airlines will begin operating 21,941 domestic flights each week on domestic routes on October 30 as part of the winter schedule. According to the PTI, there would be 1.55 percent fewer weekly flights than the 22,287 flights that were operated during the previous winter timetable.
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“In the upcoming Winter Schedule 2022, 21,941 departures per week have been approved from 105 airports. Out of these 105 airports Deoghar, Shimla and Rourkela are the new airports proposed by the scheduled airlines,” DGCA said in a release.
IndiGo will be the airline with the most departures, with 10,085 overall, followed by SpiceJet with 3,193 flights.
