Now Reading: Dubai airport halts SpiceJet check-in over Rs 35.85 crore dues
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Dubai airport halts SpiceJet check-in over Rs 35.85 crore dues
The Story in Brief
Dubai Airports stopped SpiceJet's check-in services on 12 November 2026 because of unpaid dues of about Rs 35.85 crore (1.4 crore UAE dirham). The airline cancelled four flights from Dubai to Amritsar, Jaipur, Mumbai and Delhi that day, stranding passengers. SpiceJet said it is working with relevant authorities to resolve the issue and has sufficient bank guarantee cover, but gave no timeline for payment or resumption of services.
The Dubai civil aviation authority summoned the SpiceJet station manager for not informing passengers of the cancellations in time, according to bhaskar.com. The station manager then ordered all remaining flights suspended until the dues are cleared. SpiceJet's fleet has fallen to about 12 aircraft, of which only nine are operational, and its domestic market share dropped to 0.6 per cent in September. The airline cancelled 20.29 per cent of its scheduled flights in that month.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Both prabhatkhabar.com and bhaskar.com give a neutral-report framing of the check-in ban, leading with the same Rs 35.85 crore figure and the four cancelled flights. Bhaskar.com adds detail not found in prabhatkhabar.com: the Dubai civil aviation authority summoned the SpiceJet station manager for failing to inform passengers on time, and the airline's own manager ordered all flights cancelled until the dues are settled. Prabhatkhabar.com includes the stock of aircraft (12, of which nine operational), which bhaskar.com omits. Neither outlet challenges the airline's claim of adequate bank guarantees or speculates on the timeline for resumption. The balanced read from both sources is that the operational squeeze is escalating, with ground-level enforcement now official.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report), bhaskar.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
Update, 13 November 2026: this story now draws on 2 sources.
