NEW DELHI: Indian budget airline SpiceJet said it has run into trouble with the aviation regulator for performing a midair song and dance sequence to celebrate the popular Hindu festival of Holi.

Cabin crew on five SpiceJet flights across India performed a two-and-a-half-minute dance routine to a popular Bollywood song to entertain passengers on Monday for Holi, the annual festival of colors which marks the start of spring.

But the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) was hardly amused, sending the airline a notice with the carrier reportedly facing a suspension of its licence over the dance, which was filmed by some passengers and uploaded online.

The airline has suspended a co-pilot who was seen in one of the videos outside the cockpit, filming the event himself on his smartphone.

An airline spokeswoman said the plane was never in danger, with at least one pilot and a crew member staying in the cockpit at all times during the dance sequence.

“The DGCA has said that the dance could have created an unruly environment on the aircraft,” said the spokeswoman, who did not want to be named.