Probably A Lot Worse Than The Regulator Has Certified.

https://news.sky.com/story/what-is-air-indias-safety-record-13382721

It's certainly not unheard of for members of the public to have to sue the regulator to force it to ground unsafe aircraft.

https://simpleflying.com/spicejet-plane-grounded-passenger-tweet/

https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/dgca-removes-enhanced-surveillance-on-spicejet-after-fund-infusion-124101500487_1.html

It's not just SpiceJet and GoFirst.

Back when I was doing my day job, before Oct.7th it was pretty much a weekly event. Indian airlines being caught forging things like maintenance records, pilot flight and training hours. It's a weird area of knowledge for me.

Honestly. When I heard about today's crash my first instinct was to check when the ban on the using EU airspace had been lifted. The Brexit implications of them being allowed to use UK airspace.