No-fly List

Whenever a passenger indulges in unruly behaviour, the incident must be investigated by the airline's internal committee to decide the duration for which the passenger will be banned from

A diaspora panel in the US has sought to include designated terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his banned organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) on the no-fly list for issuing video messages threatening people flying Air India. Participants of a panel discussion "Indians in Canada under Threat of Terror and Hate Crimes', organised by the Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS), a group of Indian-Americans and Indo-Canadians, asserted that it's time for the governments to take strong action against the separatist Sikh leader from the SFJ. The SFJ is a US-based organisation banned by the Government of India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for its anti-India activities. In July 2020, Pannun was also declared an "individual terrorist" under the UAPA for promoting secessionism and allegedly encouraging Punjabi Sikh youth to take up arms. "Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has misrepresented freedom of expression for freedom of terror and his

According to aviation ministry, most of the passengers got into the list for not wearing masks while flying or for not obeying cabin crew instructions

The civil aviation ministry on Monday said three passengers have been put on the 'No Fly List' this year while a total of 63 passengers were placed on the list in 2022. A total of 143 passengers have been put on the list since 2017, according to data provided by the ministry to the Rajya Sabha. These passengers were placed on the list as recommended by airlines' internal committees set up as per aviation regulator DGCA's Civil Aviation Requirements (CAR) pertaining to the handling of unruly/disruptive passengers. The CAR was notified in September 2017 as a measure to deal with the issue related to the handling of unruly/disruptive passengers. "As on date, there are 143 passengers who have been placed in 'No Fly List' for such period, as per the recommendations of airline's internal committee... since 2017," Minister of State for Civil Aviation V K Singh told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. As per the data, Air India has put three passengers on the list in 2023. In 2022, IndiG

Citizens should be informed

The haste shown by IndiGo and other airlines betrays their eagerness to bend over backwards to please the authorities

Salla is a multi-millionaire jeweller having his office in the Zaveri Bazar area of Mumbai and a flat in a posh locality of the metropolis

The recent incident involving singer Aditya Narayan highlights difficulties faced by airlines in handling unruly passengers

No-fly list has three levels for disruptive behaviour with different grounding periods

Airline's internal committee will probe the matter and decide the quantum of ban

The no-fly list bans people with criminal records and unruly passengers from domestic flights

Ministry of Civil Aviation had last month issued its draft rules for a national no-fly list

The government has recommended three levels of unruly behaviour

The minister added that Gaikwad had written to him saying he will behave himself

The proposed requirements are a much needed and welcome regulation

It proposes flying-ban for a minimum period of 3 months

Draft rules, a first of kind in the world, have three levels with progressively higher sanctions

The government is looking at creating a national no-fly list

Move comes after Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad assaulted an Air India staffer onboard a plane

He further said that the flying ban imposed on him was not right as no airline can bar any flier