{"id":12237,"date":"2019-01-03T11:21:15","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T05:51:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/?p=12237"},"modified":"2019-01-03T11:21:30","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T05:51:30","slug":"spicejet-under-scanner-after-mid-air-new-year-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.airwhizz.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/03\/spicejet-under-scanner-after-mid-air-new-year-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"SpiceJet Under Scanner After Mid-Air New Year Celebration!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A mid-air new year celebration party has landed SpiceJet into\ntrouble with Indian aviation regulators Directorate General Of Civil\nAviation(DGCA).<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On December 31 last year, the private airline decided to\ncelebrate the arrival of 2019 onboard. The crew wore colourful wigs and carried\npompoms while greeting passengers in their seats.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What irked the DGCA was a video on social media that showed\npassengers dancing on board a mid-air flight. The regulator has summoned the\nairline officials seeking an explanation.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here are the details of the incident:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The video was taken inside flight SG 282 flying\nfrom Amritsar to Goa.<\/li><li>In the video, it is seen that while the aircraft\nwas mid-air, many passengers were moving around the aisle dancing, clicking\nphotos, and even posing with the cabin crew.<\/li><li>According to DGCA this is a violation of\ncabin-safety requirements. Use of cell phones to take pictures mid-air is also\na violation of safety rules.<\/li><\/ul><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The regulator is probing whether crew members joined in the\ncelebration and if it was an incident inside only one aircraft. However, SpiceJet\nsaid no protocols were violated and the airline crew did not participate in the\ndancing.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to SpiceJet, On one specific flight, after\ncompletion of service and prior to the seat belt sign coming, they got some of their\ncabin crew members to greet passengers while walking down the aisle.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe people seen dancing were passengers who got momentarily\ncarried away. The crew immediately requested the passengers to be seated. The\ncaptain also put on the seat belt sign and appropriate announcements were made.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not the first time that the regulator has taken a\nstrict stance against a mid-air bash inside an aircraft.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2014, the DGCA had sent a show-cause notice to SpiceJet\nfor holding a 10-minute dance show inside an aircraft. In 2016, the regulator\nhad also grounded the crew of Jet Airways after singer Sonu Nigam was allowed\nto perform mid-air over the public announcement device inside an aircraft.<\/p><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mid-air bashes, however, are common as airlines regularly\nuse them to attract flyers and improve their brand image. Airlines such as\nFinnair and AirAsia have conducted dance and birthday celebrations onboard\ntheir flights.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mid-air new year celebration party has landed SpiceJet into trouble with Indian aviation regulators Directorate General Of Civil Aviation(DGCA). On December 31 last year, the private airline decided to celebrate the arrival of 2019 onboard. The crew wore colourful wigs and carried pompoms while greeting passengers in their seats. 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