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SpiceJet Crisis Deepens as 8 Delhi Flights Cancelled
SpiceJet crisis deepens as eight Delhi flights are cancelled after Dubai check-in services were halted over reported unpaid dues.
Eight Delhi-bound SpiceJet services were canceled as the airline confronts a fresh wave of disruption tied to financial friction with Dubai check-in operations. Multiple outlets report that the Dubai check-in suspension arose from unpaid dues and directly affected SpiceJet’s ability to process passengers at the Dubai hub, with ripple effects on India-bound travel. (urbanacres.in)
Dubai Airports reportedly suspended SpiceJet check-in services after arrears totaling 14 million UAE dirhams (about ₹35.8 crore) were outstanding, per Gujarat Samachar and corroborating Business Today coverage. The suspension impacted SpiceJet operations connected to Dubai and led to passenger cancellations and travel-plan disruptions for several India-bound services. (Gujarat Samachar; Business Today)
According to Business Today, the check-in suspension occurred on November 12, and four SpiceJet flights to India were canceled as a result, while two pre-window departures escaped the shutdown with ground-handling firm dnata processing passengers for SG-5115 to Ahmedabad and SG-5106 to Delhi. Dubai Airports had previously warned SpiceJet about the arrears, and the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority summoned SpiceJet’s station manager over how affected passengers were being communicated. (Business Today)
Live From A Lounge highlights the Dubai-bound disruption linked to dnata’s halted check-in services, noting that the stoppage affected SpiceJet passengers traveling to the United Arab Emirates. The piece specifies no particular flight numbers, passenger counts, or duration of the halt, and it does not include direct quotes from SpiceJet or dnata. Ajay Awtaney is identified as the founder and editor of LFAL. (Live From A Lounge)
ABP Live English and India Today’s linked material reinforce the Dubai angle, reporting that SpiceJet check-ins at Dubai were suspended due to unpaid dues and contributed to broader network disruptions. ABP Live English also notes a broader aviation-outage context affecting SpiceJet and IndiGo in India, with IndiGo issuing an advisory and Air India stating its operations remained unaffected and its communications channels functional as it monitored the outage. (ABP Live English; India Today)
In the Delhi-centric dimension of the disruption, several outlets describe operational impacts connected to a separate Microsoft outage. ABP Live English, NDTV, LinkedIn reports, and India.com indicate that SpiceJet canceled three Delhi-origin flights and delayed two more as scheduling and communications were disrupted. NDTV specifically names Delhi-to-Darbanga and Delhi-to-Mumbai as delayed flights, while LinkedIn-based reporting corroborates those two Delhi-origin services. (ABP Live English; NDTV; LinkedIn; India.com)
AeroTime’s coverage adds a broader aviation-context note by reporting that four SpiceJet flights from Dubai to Amritsar, Jaipur, Mumbai, and Delhi were canceled on November 12, with Dubai Airports emailing the airline about non-payment since October 13, 2026. The publication reports that SpiceJet said it was working with authorities to rectify the situation and emphasized that it has bank guarantees in place to resolve the issue. (AeroTime; Hindustan Times referenced by AeroTime)
Across the outlet mix, there is consistency in identifying SpiceJet as the carrier at the center of both the Dubai-check-in suspension and the Delhi disruption. The sources collectively indicate that the Dubai incident involved unpaid dues and halting check-in services, while separate coverage ties the Delhi disruption to a Microsoft outage affecting scheduling and passenger communications. However, no single source provides a complete, unified flight-by-flight tally within Delhi beyond the three canceled flights and two delays noted by multiple outlets. (urbanacres.in; ABP Live English; NDTV; LinkedIn; India Today; Gujarat Samachar; Business Today; AeroTime)
Overall, the reporting describes a multi-thread disruption affecting SpiceJet on two fronts: a Dubai-based suspension of check-in services due to arrears and a separate outbreak of scheduling and communications challenges linked to a global Microsoft outage that impacted Delhi operations, with particular Delhi-origin routes like Delhi–Darbhanga and Delhi–Mumbai cited as affected. The authorities cited include Dubai Airports and the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, while SpiceJet described ongoing efforts to resolve the issues and asserted that it maintains bank guarantees to address the situation. (Gujarat Samachar; Business Today; NDTV; LinkedIn; ABP Live English; India.com; AeroTime; urbanacres.in)