Parliament Budget Session | Airlines faced 546 technical snags during aircraft operations in 2022: Centre
The Hindu
A total of 1,090 snags were faced by airlines in the last two years
The government on Thursday said domestic airlines faced a total of 546 technical snags during operation of planes last year.
Out of them, the country’s largest airline IndiGo faced 215 snags while SpiceJet saw 143 snags and Vistara had 97 snags.
Air India faced 64 snags while those reported by Go First and Akasa Air stood at 7 and 6, respectively, according to data provided by the Civil Aviation Ministry in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.
In 2022, Air Asia (India) witnessed 8 snags, Alliance Air reported 3 snags, Fly Big (1), TrueJet (1) and BlueDart Aviation (1).
A total of 1,090 snags were faced by airlines in the last two years.
Last year, the number of snags was slightly higher at 546 compared to 544 in 2021.
To a query on whether more technical snags are reported in the country due to low cost airlines, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V.K. Singh replied in the negative.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) said it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the 56% stake of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and 39% stake of Orissa Stevedores Ltd. (OSL) in Gopalpur Port Ltd. (GPL). According to the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the acquisition is being made at an enterprise value of ₹3,350 crore.
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd. (APSEZ) said it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the 56% stake of the Shapoorji Pallonji Group and 39% stake of Orissa Stevedores Ltd. (OSL) in Gopalpur Port Ltd. (GPL). According to the Shapoorji Pallonji Group, the acquisition is being made at an enterprise value of ₹3,350 crore.