As it prepares to put in place a no-fly list of unruly passengers, the government plans to categorise such misconduct into various levels along with consequent regulatory actions, in the wake of a Shiv Sena MP assaulting an Air India staffer.
A common list of passengers who behave in an unruly manner on a flight is likely to be prepared even as the government is yet to decide on whether such a person will be barred from a particular airline or from all domestic carriers.
“We are investigating this right now,” Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha said on Friday, to a question on whether there will be a blanket ban. “The no-fly list will include both safety and security concerns,” Mr. Sinha said.
