‘Bad’ guys on flight may be grounded for life
Cracking the whip on unruly passengers on flights, the Centre on Friday unveiled the first-ever guidelines on no-fly list under which air travellers can now be banned from flying for a period ranging from three months to lifetime.
By : migrator
Update: 2017-09-08 21:22 GMT
New Delhi
Aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)will maintain the record of all such blacklisted passengers. The no-fly list will be compiled by the DGCA based on inputs from various airlines. The country is the first in the world to have a no-fly list that is based on safety and not just security, Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said at a press conference.
Several airlines have been demanding a no-fly list of disruptive passengers following an incident in which Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad allegedly hit an Air India staffer with his slipper “25 times” over not being given a business class seat in an all-economy plane.
The amended Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) or rules on “handling of unruly passengers” unveiled on Friday by the government come into effect immediately but will not apply retrospectively
Rules against Rudeness
- Misbehaviour on the plane divided into three categories The first category includes verbal assault and carries a ban of 3 months.
- The second includes physical attack with a ban of six months.
- The third comprises life-threatening behaviour and sexual harassment with a ban ranging from 2 years or more without upper limit.
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