New Delhi, Feb. 5 -- Two former pilots of SpiceJet Ltd have approached the Delhi bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), seeking to declare the airline bankrupt over unpaid dues totalling Rs.3 crore.

The petition, alleging that the no-frills airline failed to pay salary arrears, deferred payments, final settlements, allowances, and overtime dues, adds to SpiceJet's ongoing litigations in the NCLT, the Delhi high court, and the Supreme Court over other unpaid dues.

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Filed by former captains Sameer Breja and Karan Gupta, who joined SpiceJet as first officers in 2011 and were promoted to captains in 2016, the plea claims that the airline ...