A CISF officer deployed at the Chennai International Airport recovered about 624gm of gold worth Rs 31 lakh concealed inside a small pouch from a member of the Spicejet security staff on Monday.
The transaction will wipe out over USD 10-million debt of SpiceJet, thereby strengthening its balance sheet for future expansion. The move will substantially deleverage the company's balance sheet.
The homegrown airline will also issue compulsorily convertible debentures (CCDs) in SpiceXpress to Carlyle Aviation Partners, valuing the cargo business at over USD 1 billion, sources said.
A Kandla-bound SpiceJet flight from Mumbai returned to the airport because of a cabin 'pressurisation alert', the airline's spokesperson said on Saturday.
According to the video with ANI, The flight crew and passengers are seen in a verbal spat after a male passenger allegedly behaved inappropriately with a female crew member. The passenger was de-boarded off the flight.
The passenger load factors of all major airlines - Air India, SpiceJet, GoFirst, IndiGo, Akasa Air, AirAsia India and Vistara witnessed an upward trend in December 2022 compared to November 2022, as per the DGCA data.