Some SpiceJet Flights Held Up At Delhi Airport Briefly Due To Delay In Daily Payment To AAI
A SpiceJet spokesperson says the daily payment was delayed due to a software glitch and flights are now operating normally.
A few SpiceJet flights were held up at the Delhi Airport for some time on Friday as there was a delay in daily payment to the Airports Authority of India by the airline, sources said.
The airline's spokesperson said the daily payment was delayed due to a software glitch and the flights are now operating normally.
"Due to a technical glitch in SAP, the automatic daily payment could not be processed," a SpiceJet spokesperson said. "The same is being made manually to AAI which has been apprised of the issue. SpiceJet's flight operations are now continuing normally."
The AAI had in 2020 put SpiceJet on a "cash and carry" basis as the carrier was unable to clear its previous dues. In the "cash and carry" model, the airline has to make daily payments to AAI for various charges -- navigation, landing, parking, etc. -- to operate flights.