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DGCA mulls annual drug tests for all pilots after Air India incident
The government is considering annual mandatory drug tests for every pilot, up from the current 10% sampling, following an Air India hydraulic failure incident linked to a positive marijuana test.
Airlines
SpiceJet on-time performance falls to 34.5% in July, DGCA data reveals
DGCA data for July shows SpiceJet's on-time performance at just 34.5%, far behind IndiGo's 91.2% and Akasa Air's 90.8%, as domestic passenger traffic overall fell nearly 5% year-on-year.
Airlines
180 stranded as SpiceJet cancels Delhi-Pune flight after delay
Over 180 SpiceJet passengers were stranded overnight after flight SG 939 from Delhi to Pune was delayed and then cancelled.