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Mumbai: Passengers on SpiceJet flight stranded 6 hours

MUMBAI: SpiceJet passengers booked to fly from Mumbai to Srinagar on Saturday morning had a harrowing time waiting in their coach bus and terminal building as the airline postponed the departure at least thrice, only to finally depart over six hours late.

The aircraft was under scrutiny by Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) flight operations inspectors and the airline eventually operated the flight with another aircraft, sources said.

The cash-strapped airline is under the DGCA scanner over safety. The regulator had issued a showcause notice to SpiceJet last week over malfunctions and air turn-backs related to aircraft maintenance.

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