This Article is From Sep 08, 2017

India Bars 'Unruly' Passengers From Flying For 3 Months To Over 2 Years

The government has issued a no-fly list of unruly passengers after a lawmaker admitted assaulting an official from state-run carrier Air India.

India Bars 'Unruly' Passengers From Flying For 3 Months To Over 2 Years

The new rules for no-fly list of unruly passengers will be applicable to foreign carriers. (File)

New Delhi: India has issued new norms barring unruly passengers from flying for a minimum of three months to more than two years depending on the nature of the misdemeanour, the government said on Friday.

The government has issued a no-fly list of unruly passengers after a lawmaker admitted assaulting an official from state-run carrier Air India.

The new rules will be applicable to foreign carriers as well, the government said in a statement, adding that unruly behaviour has been categorised in three levels - verbal, physical and life threatening.

"The concept of no-fly is based on safety of other passengers, crew and the aircraft, and not just on the security threat," the government said.

(Reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)
 
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