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Pilots Have Final Say: VVIP Flight Rules Tightened After Ajit Pawar Crash
The move comes amid rising concerns over safety lapses in VIP and election flying, especially after the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others in a plane crash this January.
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No VIP Culture In Airports, Says Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha
Aviation minister Jayant Sinha today denied that "VIP culture" was prevalent at Indian airports, saying that leeway given is only for security reasons. The statement comes days after Union Minister of Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam was confronted by a passenger at the Imphal airport who alleged delay in her flight to Patna due to VIP movement.
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Minister Alphons Appears On NDTV With Doctor Who Scolded Him At Airport
After a video went viral of him being rebuked by a woman doctor in Imphal whose flight was delayed because of special arrangements for VVIPs, union minister KJ Alphons told NDTV, "I am in principle against all types of culture...take away all my privileges, I have no problem with that, but there is a protocol for the Prime Minister and President of...
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13 Flights Diverted Out Of Delhi, Dozens Delayed Due To 'VIP Movement'
At least 13 flights were diverted out of the New Delhi airport on Saturday evening due to movement of VIPs, news agency ANI reported quoting officials. At about 9 pm, the Delhi Airport's website showed nearly 90 domestic flights arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport had been delayed or diverted. By 10:30 pm, most of the delayed flight...
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Air India Flight Delays By 8 Hours; Lawmakers Alleges 'VIP Pressure'
An Air India flight to Bhubaneswar from New Delhi was delayed by nearly eight hours allegedly due to some "VIPs" forcing the government-owned carrier to reassign the aircraft and its crew for Bhopal, a charge denied by the airline.
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Trauma at Tarmac: Sources Recount Pilot's Version of Flight Delay by VIPs
Sources say the pilot is now concerned that he may be punished just for doing his job. "My duty is to my passengers,' he told the ministers.
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Air India Email Contradicts Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Who Tweets 'Enough is Enough'
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is visiting the US, has in a series of tweets threatened to "initiate proceedings of criminal defamation" over reports that he delayed an Air India flight to New York on Monday.
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Air India Asked to Explain VIP Delays after Devendra Fadnavis and Kiren Rijiju Controversies
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier this week issued an unequivocal denial that his entourage delayed a flight to New York by an hour. NDTV has now accessed an internal Air India memo that records the delay and discloses that when the chief minister's advise was sought, he "responded that he would not travel without his delegation."
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Minister Kiren Rijiju Says Sorry to Passengers Offloaded So He Could Fly
The Prime Minister's Office has asked for a report on "VIPs" holding up flights after a massive controversy over an Air India flight being delayed by Union minister Kiren Rijiju last week. Mr Rijiju has apologised for a family being ordered off the domestic flight so he could have a seat.
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To Accommodate Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Air India Offloaded 3, Including Child
At a time when resentment against "VIP culture" in India has provoked campaigns on social media, it has emerged that an Air India flight was delayed last week for about an hour and three passengers, including a child, were offloaded, to accommodate union minister Kiren Rijiju and Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh.
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Pilots Have Final Say: VVIP Flight Rules Tightened After Ajit Pawar Crash
The move comes amid rising concerns over safety lapses in VIP and election flying, especially after the death of Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others in a plane crash this January.
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No VIP Culture In Airports, Says Aviation Minister Jayant Sinha
Aviation minister Jayant Sinha today denied that "VIP culture" was prevalent at Indian airports, saying that leeway given is only for security reasons. The statement comes days after Union Minister of Tourism Alphons Kannanthanam was confronted by a passenger at the Imphal airport who alleged delay in her flight to Patna due to VIP movement.
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Minister Alphons Appears On NDTV With Doctor Who Scolded Him At Airport
After a video went viral of him being rebuked by a woman doctor in Imphal whose flight was delayed because of special arrangements for VVIPs, union minister KJ Alphons told NDTV, "I am in principle against all types of culture...take away all my privileges, I have no problem with that, but there is a protocol for the Prime Minister and President of...
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13 Flights Diverted Out Of Delhi, Dozens Delayed Due To 'VIP Movement'
At least 13 flights were diverted out of the New Delhi airport on Saturday evening due to movement of VIPs, news agency ANI reported quoting officials. At about 9 pm, the Delhi Airport's website showed nearly 90 domestic flights arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport had been delayed or diverted. By 10:30 pm, most of the delayed flight...
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Air India Flight Delays By 8 Hours; Lawmakers Alleges 'VIP Pressure'
An Air India flight to Bhubaneswar from New Delhi was delayed by nearly eight hours allegedly due to some "VIPs" forcing the government-owned carrier to reassign the aircraft and its crew for Bhopal, a charge denied by the airline.
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Trauma at Tarmac: Sources Recount Pilot's Version of Flight Delay by VIPs
Sources say the pilot is now concerned that he may be punished just for doing his job. "My duty is to my passengers,' he told the ministers.
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Air India Email Contradicts Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Who Tweets 'Enough is Enough'
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who is visiting the US, has in a series of tweets threatened to "initiate proceedings of criminal defamation" over reports that he delayed an Air India flight to New York on Monday.
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Air India Asked to Explain VIP Delays after Devendra Fadnavis and Kiren Rijiju Controversies
Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had earlier this week issued an unequivocal denial that his entourage delayed a flight to New York by an hour. NDTV has now accessed an internal Air India memo that records the delay and discloses that when the chief minister's advise was sought, he "responded that he would not travel without his delegation."
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Minister Kiren Rijiju Says Sorry to Passengers Offloaded So He Could Fly
The Prime Minister's Office has asked for a report on "VIPs" holding up flights after a massive controversy over an Air India flight being delayed by Union minister Kiren Rijiju last week. Mr Rijiju has apologised for a family being ordered off the domestic flight so he could have a seat.
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To Accommodate Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Air India Offloaded 3, Including Child
At a time when resentment against "VIP culture" in India has provoked campaigns on social media, it has emerged that an Air India flight was delayed last week for about an hour and three passengers, including a child, were offloaded, to accommodate union minister Kiren Rijiju and Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh.
