<keyword id="6358032" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="spicejet" source="Orion">SpiceJet</keyword>'s <keyword id="14432670" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="dubai-madurai" source="Orion">Dubai-Madurai</keyword> <keyword id="30815" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="flight" source="Orion">flight</keyword> was delayed on Monday after the <keyword id="6357957" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="boeing" source="Orion">Boeing</keyword> B737 Max aircraft's nose wheel malfunctioned, Directorate General of <keyword id="6368649" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="civil-aviation" source="Orion">Civil Aviation</keyword> officials said. Monday's incident is at least the ninth incident of technical malfunction in a SpiceJet aircraft in 24 days. On July 6, the DGCA issued a show-cause notice to SpiceJet following eight incidents of technical malfunction in its aircraft since June 19. The aviation regulator said the budget carrier had "failed" to establish safe, efficient and reliable air services. On Monday, the Boeing B737 Max aircraft with registration number VT-SZK operated the Mangaluru-Dubai flight, DGCA officials noted. After the aircraft landed, an engineer did a walk around inspection and found the nose wheel strut was compressed more than usual, they said. The engineer therefore decided to ground the aircraft, the officials noted. The airline sent another aircraft from Mumbai to <keyword id="6354539" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="dubai" source="Orion">Dubai</keyword> to operate the return Dubai-Madurai flight, they stated. Asked about the matter, a SpiceJet spokesperson said, "On July 11, 2022, SpiceJet flight SG23 operating from Dubai to <keyword id="6373821" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="madurai" source="Orion">Madurai</keyword> was delayed due to a last minute technical issue. Alternate aircraft was arranged immediately which brought passengers back to <keyword id="3658" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="india" source="Orion">India</keyword>." "Flight delays can happen with any airline. There has been no incident or a safety scare on this flight," the spokesperson added. PTI DSP SEE ALSO : <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/sustainability/news/at-21-million-per-year-teenage-pregnancy-rates-remain-distressingly-high-in-low-and-middle-income-countries/articleshow/92824459.cms">At 21 million per year, teenage pregnancy rates remain distressingly high in low- and middle-income countries</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/thelife/personalities/news/national-simplicity-day-honours-henry-david-who-influenced-gandhi-and-martin-luther-king/articleshow/92824005.cms">National Simplicity Day, the birth anniversary of the man who influenced Gandhi and Martin Luther King</a>

SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed after its Boeing 737 Max aircraft develops issue -- ninth incident in 24 days

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/43165755.cms" />COIMBATORE: The government wants Indian airlines to take up more international routes and is ready to sign new bilateral agreements towards this, said Union <keyword id="13124" type="POSITION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Civil-Aviation-Minister">civil aviation minister</keyword> Ashok Gajapathi Raju Pusapati on Monday. 
 
“The government would definitely not mind the increasing number of international passengers and raising freight. But this should contribute to our economy’s GDP and not to another country’s GDP,” the minister said while reacting to a request from the industry to directly connect Coimbatore with Dubai. 
 The minister was in the city on an invitation from <keyword id="166814" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Indian-Chamber-of-Commerce">Indian Chamber of Commerce</keyword> and Industry (ICCI), which submitted a memorandum to him on improving the Coimbatore airport’s infrastructure and connectivity. 
 
“It would be a great help if Coimbatore was connected directly with Dubai because then we are directly connected to any destination in Europe,” said ICCI president D Nandakumar. 
 “Now we are forced to send all our export-oriented goods to Dubai through Kochi, Bangalore, Kozhikode and Chennai, where we waste a whole night in transit,” said former head of PSG <keyword id="106925" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="80" keywordseo="Institute-of-Technology">Institute of Technology</keyword> C R Swaminathan. 
 
“Recently SpiceJet, which is an Indian carrier, and Fly Dubai met us saying they were ready to operate flights from Coimbatore to Dubai and back, if only the city is included in the bilateral agreement,” he added. 
 
“Right now we have industries in Karur, Palakkad, Tirupur and Coimbatore which need to send their goods to Europe, but are forced to send it through Mumbai, Kochi and Bangalore. We can bring all that freight business back to Coimbatore if we are connected to Dubai,” stressed CII’s Coimbatore zone chairman Ravi Sam. 
 
The minister agreed to look into why Coimbatore was not included in the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement which included 18 cities, including Madurai and Trichy. However, he said Indian airlines were not making use of the existing bilateral agreements. “Such agreements are pointless if Indian airlines do not perform and use it,” he added. 
 He maintained that the government was open to privatizing non-performing assets like certain airports and airstrips but said it would not be a solution. “There are so many airstrips which are running on heavy losses. Those even in the private sector would not be interested in,” said Raju. “So we would probably try creating a mix which would result in the <keyword id="74939" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Airport-Authority-of-India">Airport Authority of India</keyword> (AAI) getting a revenue out of everything,” he added. 
 He said there were plans to professionalize the management of <keyword id="2573" type="CITY" weightage="80" keywordseo="Air-India">Air India</keyword>. “There is a long way to go to turning around Air India and making it our nation’s pride,” he added.

You Searched For "dubai madurai" and got 2 results

SpiceJet's Dubai-Madurai flight delayed after its Boeing 737 Max aircraft develops issue -- ninth incident in 24 days

PTI

Indian Govt Wants More Indian Airlines To Take Up International Routes, Says Civil Aviation Minister

TOI