352 major tech defects reported in flights till June this year
352 major tech defects reported in flights till June this year
The data was provided by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol in a written reply.
New Delhi: The government on Monday said that 352 significant technical defects were reported in domestic and international flight operations this year till June.
Out of the total, 334 significant defects were related to domestic flight operations and the remaining pertained to international services, according to data provided by the civil aviation ministry to the Rajya Sabha.
The data was provided by Minister of State for Civil Aviation Murlidhar Mohol in a written reply.
As many as 334 defects were related to domestic services and 18 pertained to international flights. The minister did not disclose specific details about the defects.
Among the 352 "significant defects" during the given period, 152 pertained to flight operations of Akasa Air, 53 related to Air India Express and 47 pertained to IndiGo flights, the data showed.
In the case of Air India and SpiceJet, the number of such defects was 46 and 9, respectively. during their flight operations.
As per the data, Star Air reported 29 significant defects, Fly91 recorded 9 such defects, and India One Air reported 5 such defects. Blue Dart reported 2 defects.
The data also showed that Akasa Air reported 151 significant defects in relation to domestic flight operations this year till June.
For the period from 2023 till June 2026, the total number of significant defects reported stood at 2,420, as per the data.
The figures were furnished in response to a query from CPI-M member John Brittas, who asked about the number and details of safety violations and technical defects identified in domestic and international flight operations during the last three years.
