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A SpiceJet spokesperson said that there has been no surprise audit.New Delhi: Indian budget airline SpiceJet on Monday refuted reports claiming the windshield of an aircraft cracked minutes after its departure from Chennai and another flight was delayed by six hours after a surprise inspection called by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).There were reports in the media that a SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Srinagar was delayed for six hours on July 9 because of DGCA’s surprise audit of the aircraft. Another report claimed that on July 10 windshield of SpiceJet’s Chennai-Shirdi flight cracked minutes after its departure from Chennai.SpiceJet spokesperson said that there has been no surprise audit by DGCA in the last few days. If and when there is a DGCA inspection, the airline would be informed in advance.On July 9 media reports, he said the Mumbai-Srinagar flight was not grounded by DGCA.”No incident of windshield crack was reported on SpiceJet’s Chennai-Shirdi flight on Sunday as has been reported by a section of the media. The news item is strongly denied by SpiceJet,” he said.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)



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