Friday, July 18, 2014

SpiceJet cancels Kabul flights following spate of attacks at airport there

New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet has from Friday cancelled its flights to Kabul due to a spate of attacks at the airport in the Afghan capital city. The Kabul airport faced a rocket attack on July 3 when a SpiceJet aircraft was taxiing to take off for Delhi and then the airport was again in the line of fire on Thursday.

"In view of the security situation in Kabul and its airport, SpiceJet has decided to temporarily suspend our Kabul flights until the situation improves... we have decided to take this step as the safety of our passengers and crew is of paramount importance to us. We will offer passengers a full refund and will also try to request other airlines that operate to Kabul to accommodate them if they still desire to travel," a SpiceJet statement said.

On July 3, over 100 passengers were on the Delhi-bound plane when the rocket was fired.
18/07/14 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India
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