Shares Of SpiceJet Slump 7 Per Cent; Hit 52-Week Low Amid Mid-Air Technical Snags

SpiceJet shares opened at Rs 37.10 apiece after falling 2.33 per cent to close at Rs 37.65 on Tuesday, a day when its Dubai-bound plane was diverted to Karachi due to a glitch in the fuel indicator

Earlier on July 2, a SpiceJet aircraft operating from Delhi to Jabalpur was forced to return to Delhi airport Saturday morning after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin while passing at 5000 feet.

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Low-cost carrier SpiceJet's shares continued to decline on Wednesday, slippinng 7 per cent to hit its one-year low level, amid multiple instances of its planes suffering technical glitches in the recent weeks.

The scrip tanked 7 per cent to hit its 52-week low of Rs 35 on the BSE.

SpiceJet shares opened at Rs 37.10 apiece after falling 2.33 per cent to close at Rs 37.65 on Tuesday, a day when its Dubai-bound plane was diverted to Karachi due to malfunctioning of the fuel indicator.

In morning trade on Wednesday, shares of the airline were trading 2.66 per cent down at Rs 36.65 apiece.

However, SpiceJet recouped the losses and at the end of day's trade on Wednesday, the airline was up 2.12 per cent at Rs 38.45 apiece on the BSE.

The broader market was in the positive territory and the benchmark Sensex rose nearly 400 points to 53,533.84 points.

SpiceJet's Delhi-Dubai flight suffered a mid-air malfunction in its fuel indicator on Tuesday and was diverted to Karachi and cracks developed on the windshield of another plane of the budget carrier at a height of 23,000 feet forcing a priority landing in Mumbai in a double whammy for the airline.

The two episodes on a single day have taken the total number of technical malfunction incidents involving SpiceJet aircraft to seven in the last over a fortnight.

According to officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the aviation regulator is investigating all the seven incidents. 

Earlier on July 2, a SpiceJet aircraft operating from Delhi to Jabalpur was forced to return to Delhi airport Saturday morning after the crew noticed smoke in the cabin while passing at 5000 feet. No untoward incident was reported and the passengers were disembarked safely.