Government has barred Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft from entering the Indian airspace from this afternoon in the wake of the plane crash in Ethiopia, killing 157 people, including four Indians. This was second such crash involving 737 MAX 8 aircraft in less than five months.

The Ministry of Civil Aviation today said that no Boeing 737-Max 8 aircraft will be allowed to enter or transit Indian airspace from 4 PM today. Earlier, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, DGCA, took a  decision to ground all Boeing 737-Max operations of domestic carriers. Spice Jet has around 12 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes in its fleet and Jet Airways five.