National carrier Air India to impose penalty of up to Rs 15 lakh for causing delays.
18 Apr 2017 1:32 AM
Sources said the proposal is now being examined by the airline’s legal department before any final decision is taken.
18 Apr 2017 12:22 AM
The latest proposal comes less than a month after Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulted a staffer of the national carrier at the airport.
17 Apr 2017 5:45 PM
Speaker of the Lok Sabha Sumitra Mahajan questioned the ban and urged that the matter be “resolved amicably”.
16 Apr 2017 12:00 AM
Gaikwad was earlier booked to travel on an Air India flight from Mumbai to Delhi on Monday but cancelled his ticket on Sunday evening.
11 Apr 2017 4:13 PM
Air India sources however said the airline was duty-bound to follow the orders of the Government.
11 Apr 2017 12:37 AM
Gaikwad’s brother-in-law told the media on Sunday that the MP would alight before New Delhi station.
10 Apr 2017 1:15 PM
Gaikwad has also converted his ticket for Monday into an open ticket, which allows him to fly on any date on the same route.
10 Apr 2017 8:13 AM
The MP, meanwhile, said he would never apologise to Air India.
09 Apr 2017 2:37 AM
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09 Apr 2017 12:26 AM
After Air India, the Federation of Indian Airlines, comprising four leading private carriers, revoked the flying ban on Gaikwad.
08 Apr 2017 6:03 PM
Jet Airways, SpiceJet, GoAir and IndiGo make up the grouping whose decision came a day after AI lifted the flying ban imposed on Gaikwad.
08 Apr 2017 1:43 PM
Air India had on Friday lifted the flying ban on him after he expressed regret for assaulting one of its employees on March 23.
08 Apr 2017 12:01 PM
The Speaker may have voiced concern over how MPs could attend Parliament if banned from flying.
08 Apr 2017 3:55 AM
According to Air India officials, the MP had booked front row seats on makemytrip.com and had paid extra for those seats.
08 Apr 2017 3:40 AM
Gaikwad had on Thursday sent a “letter of regret” to the civil aviation minister.
08 Apr 2017 2:42 AM
Gaikwad had yesterday written a letter to Ashok Gajapathi Raju expressing his regrets over the 'unfortunate incident' on March 23.
07 Apr 2017 10:10 PM
The association said it would be a 'crying shame' if he is let off 'without even a rap on the knuckles'.
07 Apr 2017 6:33 PM