Airlines Ban On Ravindra Gaikwad

After the Centre proposed a no-fly list for unruly fliers, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who was banned by domestic airlines following a run-in with Air India staff, today said strict guidelines should be laid down for airline crew as well on how to treat passengers.

Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena parliamentarian who assaulted an Air India manager on a plane, has forged an epochal moment for India. For the first time ever, rules are being announced for a "no-fly" list that will prevent passengers with a record of unruliness from boarding a flight.

When Shiv Sena lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad was seen pummelling an Air India employee and then bragging about in on television channels, the civil society was as shocked and angry as the airline's employees. So when the airline decided to ban the lawmaker from their flights demanding an apology, triggering a similar boycott by other airlines, many won...

Ravindra Gaikwad, who argued in parliament against a ban imposed on him by all airlines, today told NDTV that he plans to take the Rajdhani back to Mumbai tomorrow because "I am an aam admi".

Two days after Air India revoked the ban imposed on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad for assaulting an airline staffer, the lawmaker booked a business class seat on the same flight between Pune and Delhi for this morning.

The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), comprising four leading private carriers, today revoked the flying ban imposed on Shiv Sena lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad.

Ravindra Gaikwad, Shiv Sena parliamentarian, can now return to using planes. Air India has lifted its ban on him, imposed last month after the politician thrashed an Air India manager, bragging on camera "I hit him with my slipper 25 times." The end of the boycott comes after written instructions from the Civil Aviation Ministry to Air India.

The Shiv Sena on Thursday threatened to boycott the proposed NDA meeting next week, if the airlines' ban on party lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad is not lifted.

Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena parliamentarian who has been banned by airlines after he thrashed an Air India manager last month, has provided a letter in which he "regrets" the incident - he was clearly told this was a pre-requisite for him to fly again.

In unprecedented scenes in parliament today, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju had to be shielded as he was almost surrounded by Shiv Sena members angry over his firm refusal to intervene on the flying ban on their colleague Ravindra Gaikwad, who had assaulted an airline manager two weeks ago in a fight over a business class seat. The dr...

In unprecedented scenes in parliament today, a Shiv Sena lawmaker went charging at Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, who had firmly refused to intervene on the flying ban on Ravindra Gaikwad for assaulting an airline manager, saying the law would take its course.

After supporting slipper-wielding MP Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena today said the "airlines were behaving like goons". "They are letting terrorists take flights, but imposing restrictions on the common man," it said in defiance on domestic airlines' blanket ban on Mr Gaikwad. Calling the ban "excessive", the Shiv Sena MPs, ahead of their meeting ...

Ravindra Gaikwad, the punch-throwing MP from the Shiv Sena, is traveling from Mumbai to Delhi by road, reported the Press Trust of India today.

For the second time in less than a week, Air India has refused to fly Ravindra Gaikwad, a Shiv Sena parliamentarian, who assaulted an airline manager last week, bragging, "I hit him with my slipper 25 times." The Sena, like other parties, has objected to a ban on Mr Gaikwad declared by an industry association of airlines after his unfettered assaul...

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, banned by major airlines after he assaulted an Air India duty manager with his slipper on Thursday, may be allowed to fly again soon, with the government considering changes in the same rules that it has defended in parliament, say sources.

After the Centre proposed a no-fly list for unruly fliers, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who was banned by domestic airlines following a run-in with Air India staff, today said strict guidelines should be laid down for airline crew as well on how to treat passengers.

Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena parliamentarian who assaulted an Air India manager on a plane, has forged an epochal moment for India. For the first time ever, rules are being announced for a "no-fly" list that will prevent passengers with a record of unruliness from boarding a flight.

When Shiv Sena lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad was seen pummelling an Air India employee and then bragging about in on television channels, the civil society was as shocked and angry as the airline's employees. So when the airline decided to ban the lawmaker from their flights demanding an apology, triggering a similar boycott by other airlines, many won...

Ravindra Gaikwad, who argued in parliament against a ban imposed on him by all airlines, today told NDTV that he plans to take the Rajdhani back to Mumbai tomorrow because "I am an aam admi".

Two days after Air India revoked the ban imposed on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad for assaulting an airline staffer, the lawmaker booked a business class seat on the same flight between Pune and Delhi for this morning.

The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA), comprising four leading private carriers, today revoked the flying ban imposed on Shiv Sena lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad.

Ravindra Gaikwad, Shiv Sena parliamentarian, can now return to using planes. Air India has lifted its ban on him, imposed last month after the politician thrashed an Air India manager, bragging on camera "I hit him with my slipper 25 times." The end of the boycott comes after written instructions from the Civil Aviation Ministry to Air India.

The Shiv Sena on Thursday threatened to boycott the proposed NDA meeting next week, if the airlines' ban on party lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad is not lifted.

Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena parliamentarian who has been banned by airlines after he thrashed an Air India manager last month, has provided a letter in which he "regrets" the incident - he was clearly told this was a pre-requisite for him to fly again.

In unprecedented scenes in parliament today, Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju had to be shielded as he was almost surrounded by Shiv Sena members angry over his firm refusal to intervene on the flying ban on their colleague Ravindra Gaikwad, who had assaulted an airline manager two weeks ago in a fight over a business class seat. The dr...

In unprecedented scenes in parliament today, a Shiv Sena lawmaker went charging at Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju, who had firmly refused to intervene on the flying ban on Ravindra Gaikwad for assaulting an airline manager, saying the law would take its course.

After supporting slipper-wielding MP Ravindra Gaikwad, the Shiv Sena today said the "airlines were behaving like goons". "They are letting terrorists take flights, but imposing restrictions on the common man," it said in defiance on domestic airlines' blanket ban on Mr Gaikwad. Calling the ban "excessive", the Shiv Sena MPs, ahead of their meeting ...

Ravindra Gaikwad, the punch-throwing MP from the Shiv Sena, is traveling from Mumbai to Delhi by road, reported the Press Trust of India today.

For the second time in less than a week, Air India has refused to fly Ravindra Gaikwad, a Shiv Sena parliamentarian, who assaulted an airline manager last week, bragging, "I hit him with my slipper 25 times." The Sena, like other parties, has objected to a ban on Mr Gaikwad declared by an industry association of airlines after his unfettered assaul...

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, banned by major airlines after he assaulted an Air India duty manager with his slipper on Thursday, may be allowed to fly again soon, with the government considering changes in the same rules that it has defended in parliament, say sources.