<p>The government on Thursday said domestic airlines faced a total of 546 technical snags during operation of planes last year.</p>.<p>Out of them, the country's largest airline IndiGo faced 215 snags while SpiceJet saw 143 snags and Vistara had 97 snags.</p>.<p>Air India faced 64 snags while those reported by Go First and Akasa Air stood at 7 and 6, respectively, according to data provided by the civil aviation ministry in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>In 2022, Air Asia (India) witnessed 8 snags, Alliance Air reported 3 snags, Fly Big (1), TrueJet (1) and BlueDart Aviation (1).</p>.<p>A total of 1,090 snags were faced by airlines in the last two years.</p>.<p>Last year, the number of snags was slightly higher at 546 compared to 544 in 2021.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-bound-air-india-flight-cancelled-due-to-technical-snag-1186921.html" target="_blank">Delhi-bound Air India flight cancelled due to technical snag</a></strong></p>.<p>To a query on whether more technical snags are reported in the country due to low cost airlines, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh replied in the negative.</p>.<p>"No Sir, Technical snags are experienced during operation of aircraft. These may be due to improper functioning/ malfunctions of systems/ equipment/ components fitted on the aircraft," he said.</p>.<p>The minister also noted that some of the technical snags may require the flight crew to take actions such as air turn back, aborted take-off, or go around keeping safety of operation in view and are usually taken to avert serious incidents/ accidents.</p>.<p>"Operators take action to rectify the technical snags based on the guidance provided by the manufacturer before further operating the aircraft," he added.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ensures that the airline and the maintenance organisation continue to comply with the regulatory requirements against which they have been initially approved through a system of surveillance, audits, spot checks and night surveillance.</p>.<p>"In case of the non-compliances, DGCA ensures that rectification is done by the airlines/ maintenance organisation. DGCA initiates enforcement action against organisation/personnel in case violations are found which may include warning, suspension, and cancellation besides imposition of financial penalty," Singh said.</p>
<p>The government on Thursday said domestic airlines faced a total of 546 technical snags during operation of planes last year.</p>.<p>Out of them, the country's largest airline IndiGo faced 215 snags while SpiceJet saw 143 snags and Vistara had 97 snags.</p>.<p>Air India faced 64 snags while those reported by Go First and Akasa Air stood at 7 and 6, respectively, according to data provided by the civil aviation ministry in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.</p>.<p>In 2022, Air Asia (India) witnessed 8 snags, Alliance Air reported 3 snags, Fly Big (1), TrueJet (1) and BlueDart Aviation (1).</p>.<p>A total of 1,090 snags were faced by airlines in the last two years.</p>.<p>Last year, the number of snags was slightly higher at 546 compared to 544 in 2021.</p>.<p><strong>Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/delhi-bound-air-india-flight-cancelled-due-to-technical-snag-1186921.html" target="_blank">Delhi-bound Air India flight cancelled due to technical snag</a></strong></p>.<p>To a query on whether more technical snags are reported in the country due to low cost airlines, Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh replied in the negative.</p>.<p>"No Sir, Technical snags are experienced during operation of aircraft. These may be due to improper functioning/ malfunctions of systems/ equipment/ components fitted on the aircraft," he said.</p>.<p>The minister also noted that some of the technical snags may require the flight crew to take actions such as air turn back, aborted take-off, or go around keeping safety of operation in view and are usually taken to avert serious incidents/ accidents.</p>.<p>"Operators take action to rectify the technical snags based on the guidance provided by the manufacturer before further operating the aircraft," he added.</p>.<p>The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ensures that the airline and the maintenance organisation continue to comply with the regulatory requirements against which they have been initially approved through a system of surveillance, audits, spot checks and night surveillance.</p>.<p>"In case of the non-compliances, DGCA ensures that rectification is done by the airlines/ maintenance organisation. DGCA initiates enforcement action against organisation/personnel in case violations are found which may include warning, suspension, and cancellation besides imposition of financial penalty," Singh said.</p>