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SpiceJet flights delayed at Delhi Airport over operational issues

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SpiceJet flights from Delhi Airport experienced significant delays due to ongoing operational and financial challenges.

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  • Multiple SpiceJet flights departing from Delhi Airport were delayed on September 19, 2026, due to operational reasons.
  • This incident follows recent similar disruptions involving the same airline, which has been struggling with a prolonged financial crisis and a grounded fleet.
  • Delhi Airport authorities and the Indian government are currently monitoring the situation as the airline works to resolve its operational and financial issues.

What to watch next

  • The airline's ability to secure funding through the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme.
  • Further flight disruptions caused by the airline's financial and operational constraints.
  • Government oversight and potential interventions regarding SpiceJet's operational capacity.

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Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu

Union Civil Aviation Minister

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  • Every month, we engage with all the airlines regarding whatever difficulties or issues or challenges they have. SpiceJet also, in the same regard, we have been meeting
    In the article

    Speaking to reporters, Naidu said the government maintains regular communication with airlines to understand their problems and has been in discussions with SpiceJet over its operational challenges, as per ANI. “ Every month, we engage with all the airlines regarding whatever difficulties or issues or challenges they have. SpiceJet also, in the same regard, we have been meeting ,” Naidu said. He said the government has been encouraging SpiceJet to boost its operations, with particular emphasis on resolving its financial difficulties. “And we have been pushing them to step up their operations,

  • And we have been pushing them to step up their operations, especially mainly the financial side of it. And they have also assured that they will be doing it quite soon
    In the article

    SpiceJet also, in the same regard, we have been meeting,” Naidu said. He said the government has been encouraging SpiceJet to boost its operations, with particular emphasis on resolving its financial difficulties. “ And we have been pushing them to step up their operations, especially mainly the financial side of it. And they have also assured that they will be doing it quite soon ,” he mentioned. Asked whether SpiceJet had approached the government for additional financial assistance, Naidu said the airline had not made such a request. He added, however, that the carrier was seeking financing

SpiceJet spokesperson

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  • On September 19, 2026, SpiceJet flights SG121 and SG127 operating from Delhi to Leh and SG2160 operating from Delhi to Jammu were delayed due to operational reasons. The flights have departed and already landed at their destinations. SpiceJet deeply regrets the inconvenience caused to the passengers
    In the article

    for the disruption. The Indian low-cost carrier said that Leh- and Jammu-bound flights SG121 and SG127 arrived at their destinations. The delays impacted hundreds of passengers who were stranded at the airport. " On September 19, 2026, SpiceJet flights SG121 and SG127 operating from Delhi to Leh and SG2160 operating from Delhi to Jammu were delayed due to operational reasons. The flights have departed and already landed at their destinations. SpiceJet deeply regrets the inconvenience caused to the passengers ,” a SpiceJet spokesperson stated. SpiceJet flight SG5111 from Delhi to Dubai, which was scheduled to leave Terminal 3 at 7.45 am, was also delayed. Flight-tracking data showed that the service eventually departed at

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