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India's no-fly list, a mean to deal with unruly passengers, not a tool of harassment: Civil aviation ministry

The no-fly list will not become a tool of harassment for airlines, the government said today as it prepares to put in place a robust system to deal with unruly passengers in the wake of the assault incident involving a Shiv Sena MP.

Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad case: Centre mulls no-fliers list for unruly passengers

The government is looking at the possibility of having a "no-fliers list" and other options to deal with unruly passengers.

Ravindra Gaikwad row: Govt may tweak norms to help airlines deal with unruly passengers

The government plans to tweak norms to deal with unruly fliers as it looks to provide more clarity on regulatory powers amid debate on airlines barring an MP from flying for assaulting an Air India staff

Why so serious? DGCA needs to loosen up over the Sonu Nigam's Jet Airways 'concert'

Sometimes, our regulators take themselves too seriously. They need to lighten up. Jet Airways suspending its cabin crew after they allowed Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam take over the aircraft cabin PA system is a case in point.

Controversy erupts after Jet suspends five cabin crew over Nigam's in-flight 'concert'

The DGCA has summoned Jet Aitways officials on 10 February over the issue. When contacted, a Jet Airways spokesperson said that he was not aware of it.

Pilots refuse to fly beyond flight duty timings hours before new CMD takes charge at Air India

Air India stipulates that the daily flight duty time for a pilot is 8 hours and 125 hours in a month while the daily duty time for a pilot is 11 hours.

Protect us from poaching Gulf carriers, Indian airlines urges govt to secure workforce

Pointing out that unlike in the case of pilots, where the aviation regulator has made it mandatory for them to serve a six-month notice period prior to joining other carriers, the sources said there were no such regulations for engineers and cabin crew at present.