The sources said that during the boarding, the male passenger behaved in an unruly manner and touched the female cabin crew member inappropriately.
Indian airline SpiceJet Ltd said on Thursday that its billionaire owner, Kalanithi Maran has proposed to transfer majority ownership in the ailing carrier to co-founder Ajay Singh.
SpiceJet promoter Kalanithi Maran would need to invest at least Rs 1,500 crore (Rs 15 billion) almost immediately to stabilise the airline.
Low cost carrier SpiceJet on Monday announced a special fare of just Rs 99 on 21,000 select seats on the occasion of its first anniversary.
SpiceJet, India's second-largest private airline, kicked off the process of hiving off its logistics business to its subsidiary SpiceXpress as it looks to raise much-needed capital. On Tuesday, the company sought its shareholders' approval to complete the process and to raise up to Rs 2,500 crore via a qualified institutions placement (QIP). It is in talks with multiple private equity investors as it tries to sell shares in the logistics arm to raise money.
According to a separate stock exchange filing by the company, Kalanithi Maran and Kal Airways have increased their holding in SpiceJet to 52.14 per cent.
Parents of Kashmiri students studying in Iran have appealed to the Indian government to evacuate their children due to ongoing tensions and protests in the country. They cite difficulties in communication and travel arrangements.
Amid reports of a possible stake sale, low-cost airline SpiceJet on Friday said it is exploring all options to mop up funds to overcome the cash crunch.
The task I had undertaken was by no stretch of imagination an easy one, says Ajay Singh.
Only two no-frill carriers, IndiGo and SpiceJet, have applied for permission for more flights from the DGCA this season than they did last year, official sources said, adding that other airlines have scaled down the number of flights they wish to operate this year.
Fuel costs, interest and lease rentals increased but an increase in other income (Rs 11 crore) and non-operating income (Rs 28 crore) helped the airline to boost revenue and contain losses.
The secret behind Singh's success was that he mostly set about undoing all the mistakes made by the Marans, points out Anjuli Bhargava.
No-frill carrier SpiceJet has begun an enquiry into an incident in which a differently-abled woman was off-loaded from its Kolkata-Mumbai flight on Sunday after the crew claimed it was not safe to have her on board. The airline, expressing regret at the incident, said, "We are investigating the matter internally and action will be taken". Jeeja Ghosh, a 42-year-old teacher at Kolkata's Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, was offloaded after she had boarded the flight.
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SpiceJet's ex promoter Ajay Singh is trying hard to pump in huge money into the airline.
Typically, the airline sells 40,000 seats a day.
Terming SpiceJet's offer of rupee one fare across its domestic network as "predatory" and a "malpractice", aviation regulator DGCA on Tuesday came down heavily on the no-frill carrier and asked it to stop such pricing immediately.
"Microsoft Windows reports major service outages globally. IT services/ check in systems at airports are impacted," as per a message for the passengers at the Varanasi airport.
High fuel prices are not only taking a toll on airline companies' balance sheets, but also forcing them to innovate to cut costs.
SpiceJet has cut costs to turnaround the carrier in a year's time.
With 7.64 million seats, the Mumbai-Delhi route in 2025 was the eighth busiest route in the world.
Meanwhile, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has also ordered an engineering audit of the airline after the carrier is said to have found it difficult to provide equipment to operate some flights.
For the Rs 599 offer, taxes and other fees and charges, barring fuel surcharge, would be additional, but the Rs 1,999 offer is all-inclusive
SpiceJet on Sunday said a senior Army officer, who was to board a flight to Delhi, assaulted four airline ground staffers at the Srinagar airport on July 26, and one of them suffered a spinal fracture.
The airline not to be put on cash and carry mode
Competition promotes innovation in the business model, creating sustainable value.
The development follows the acquisition of 37.5 per cent stake in the air-carrier by South-India based media baron, Kalanithi Maran.
Aiming to acquire a controlling stake in SpiceJet, media magnate Kalanithi Maran on Monday launched an open offer to acquire an additional 20 per cent stake in the no-frill airline for an estimated Rs 479.29 crore (Rs 4.8 billion).
The revised policy, which has come into effect since last week, means passengers who are looking to skip the long queues at airports will have to shell out a fee for it. For IndiGo, the lowest seat fees is Rs 100 while for SpiceJet it is Rs 99.
We have cleared all dues to our employees, says Ajay Singh
The airline reported a loss of over Rs 1,000 crore last fiscal which is five times higher than its 2013 loss.
We are only 9-10 months into the turnaround exercise: Maran
The country's largest airline IndiGo, which faced massive operational disruptions earlier this month, saw its domestic market share slide to 63.6 per cent in November, according to official data. Air India Group, comprising Air India and Air India Express, and SpiceJet had their respective market shares in November rise to 26.7 per cent and 3.7 per cent, respectively.
Some airline sources, however, fear it will reduce overall yields
IndiGo operator InterGlobe Aviation had a mildly encouraging third quarter in financial year 2026 (Q3FY26).
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Debt laden SpiceJet has to pay Rs 1,230 crore toward dues.
The bookings under the 'Super Summer Sale' offer will remain open till Wednesday mid-night.
SpiceJet did not provide the details of its ancillary revenue.
"Financial bids for Air India disinvestment received by Transaction Adviser. Process now moves to concluding stage," DIPAM Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey tweeted.
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