The minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju -- who also belongs to TDP -- said the safety rules mandate closing of counters 45 minutes before the flight and there was no need for any further probe in this case as the enquiry into the CCTV footage showed "he has not not done it (reaching on time)".
Reddy allegedly created ruckus at Vizag airport yesterday after being denied boarding by IndiGo as he was late.
"DGCA has issued a safety regulation that people are expected to report 45 minutes before. Notwithstanding anything, he (Reddy) has not done it. It is clear from the CCTV cameras. So that's it," the minister added.
Earlier in the day, Raju said he would get the entire incident "enquired into" and would ensure that "lawful outcomes" follow.
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"I will get the entire incident at Vizag airport enquired into to find out the exact details and ensure that lawful outcomes follow," he said in a tweet.
"(I have) nothing to say. I don't want to speak anything" Reddy told reporters at Hyderabad today, with folded hands, when asked if he was apologetic over his actions.
He is a Lok Sabha member from Anantapur.
Reddy -- who had allegedly vandalised the Air India office at Gannavaram airport in Vijayawada last year after he missed his flight -- got into a verbal spat with the ground staff and threw a printer kept at the airline's counter after he was informed that boarding for his flight had closed.
The civil aviation minister also denied a media report that he had intervened to ensure Reddy was allowed to board the IndiGo flight and said there was "no such intervention".
To reporters' query on whether he helped Reddy, Raju said, "He (Reddy) came and told me that I have been waiting for one hour. I have been denied boarding. I said we have a third umpire called the CCTV cameras and we don't have to take anybody's words for it. The CCTV camera showed what the situation was and I asked the airport director to verify from the CCTV cameras."
Following the Gaikwad incident, the government framed draft rules for a national no-fly list for unruly passengers and proposed a flying ban on such persons that can range from three months to an indefinite period. The government is expected to finalise these rules shortly.
IndiGo, state-run Air India, SpiceJet and Jet Airways announced flying ban on Reddy last night itself while full- service carrier Vistara and two more budget airlines -- GoAir and AirAsia India -- today barred him from their flights.
An AirAsia India spokesperson said it has also barred Reddy from flying. AirAsia India in its statement said it supports the decision to impose a flying ban by the fellow domestic airlines.
"We will support the decision taken by the industry with regard to the recent incident involving an IndiGo staff," the AirAsia India spokesperson said in the statement. "AirAsia India does not tolerate abusive or unruly behaviour by passengers that puts the safety of other guests and crew members on board at risk," the airline said.
"In support of the fellow carriers, Vistara has also taken a decision to impose flying ban on J C Diwakar Reddy," a Vistara spokesperson said.
Television channels yesterday also showed CCTV visuals of him allegedly pushing an IndiGo employee.
"The staff politely informed him that boarding for flight 6E-608 is closed and offered to accommodate Mr Reddy in the subsequent flight. Mr Reddy expressed his annoyance and soon raged against the staff using aggressive and abusive behaviour," IndiGo said in a statement after the incident.
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