Woman Passenger Slaps Air India Staff at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi
A woman passenger reportedly slapped an Air India staff at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport over an issue of ticket on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov 28: A woman passenger reportedly slapped an Air India staff at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport over an issue of ticket on Tuesday. Reports say that the passenger, travelling from Delhi to Ahmedabad, reported late at the counter. The incident has been reported to police and investigation is underway.
Air India in its statement said that the woman had an argument with the staff as she missed her flight after arriving late. They added that the issue has now been resolved. “A lady passenger going to Ahmedabad arrived late at the airport and missed her flight, There was argument between the duty manager and her, following which some altercation took place. That altercation has now been resolved with the help of security and police,” said an Air India official as quoted by ANI.
This comes months after Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad was accused of assaulting an Air India staffer, following which several airlines banned him from flying on their planes till he apologised. Following the incident, the Civil Aviation Ministry brought into effect a ‘No Fly List’ rule book for unruly passengers.
Whether or not the woman passenger who allegedly slapped an Air India staffer has been added to the ‘no fly’ list is yet to emerge. (ALSO READ – What is no fly list?)
The no-fly offence list has 3 categories and action will be taken accordingly. Level 1 includes unruly physical gestures, verbal harassment and unruly inebriation. Offences under this call for a passenger to be banned for up to 3 months. Level 2 includes physically abusive behaviour (pushing, kicking, hitting, inappropriate touching). This invites a ban of up to 6 months. Level 3 includes life threatening behaviour – assaults, damage to aircraft systems etc. This will be punished with a ban of minimum 2 years.