"Don't Go By Hearsay": Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv On Rumors On Aviation Safety

DGCA pointed out big gaps in how the airline is functioning

New Delhi: Ahead of the circulating aviation safety regarding issues on social media, Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor said, requesting social media users to seek out “informed, expert opinions" before concluding. "Don't go by hearsay," Mr Kapoor tweeted.

"The amount of uninformed drivel I have seen on social media last 24 hours on matters relating to aviation safety and glitches, is astounding. Genuine issues and non-issues conflated and given equal coverage. Folks, please seek out informed, expert opinions. Don't go by hearsay," says Mr Kapoor in a tweet.

Today, Mr Kapoor's tweet came amid a series of incidents involving SpiceJet aircraft.

An unusually high number of incidents involving SpiceJet aircraft has prompted the aviation regulator to seek an explanation from the airline.

The latest incident involved a China-bound cargo plane operated by SpiceJet returning to Kolkata after its weather radar stopped working. It was the eighth incident of technical malfunction on a SpiceJet aircraft in the last 18 days, which included a Delhi-Dubai SpiceJet flight landing in Pakistan's Karachi due to a malfunctioning fuel indicator light. Later, an analysis found there was absolutely nothing wrong with the aircraft.

According to the officials, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, or DGCA, has pointed out big gaps in how the airline is functioning, from operating flights with "degraded safety margins", issues that point at "poor internal safety oversight" to vendors not being paid on time, leading to a shortage of spare parts for the SpiceJet fleet.

Taking notes from SpiceJet's statement said it will respond to the notice within the specified period. "We are committed to ensuring a safe operation for our passengers and crew. We are an IATA-IOSA certified airline," the airline said, referring to the International Air Transport Association and the IATA Operational Safety Audit.