New Delhi:
Continental Airlines has apologised to former President Dr Abdul Kalam for any misunderstanding and inconvenience caused because of the security screening at Indira Gandhi International Airport on April 21.
The airlines issued a statement saying that it has tendered a formal apology to Dr Kalam and sincerely hoped he would fly with them again.
It said sometimes the regulations of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and the US authorities are not compatible and these differences should be resolved so that such situations do not re-occur.
The airlines had breached protocol when it frisked the former president three months ago. The protocol exempts the president and former presidents from airport security checks.
The airlines issued a statement saying that it has tendered a formal apology to Dr Kalam and sincerely hoped he would fly with them again.
It said sometimes the regulations of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security and the US authorities are not compatible and these differences should be resolved so that such situations do not re-occur.
The airlines had breached protocol when it frisked the former president three months ago. The protocol exempts the president and former presidents from airport security checks.
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