Gaikwad-Air India issue: Govt looks at no-fly list; DGCA rules unclear

Civil Aviation Ministry to look into lacunae around blacklisting of a passenger by airlines

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad altercation with an Air India staffer and the subsequent action by six airlines to bar him from flying with them has prompted the Civil Aviation Ministry to look into the subject of a no-fly list with renewed vigour.  

While Shiv Sena MPs on Monday demanded lifting of the ban imposed by various airlines on party lawmaker Ravindra Gaikwad,  the government said airlines had the right to refuse a passenger if they found his "demeanour" to be incorrect.

As reported earlier, the ministry said that there needed to be clear