High drama was witnessed in an Air India plane soon after it landed at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) on Thursday morning as a Shiv Sena MP hit an Air India staffer with slippers.
The MP was allegedly angry because of change of seats from business to economy.
“Incident was reported from Air India flight AI 852 (Pune-Delhi), in which MP Ravindra Gaikwad was travelling. The flight landed around 10 am but the MP refused to deboard. When the airline security staff was called and he got angry and started beating them with slippers,” said an airport source.
ANI reported Gaikwad as saying that he hit the staff “25 times”.
An Air India official said that MP was booked in business class but the airline changed the flight to an all-economy aircraft. MP’s personal secretary in Delhi was informed about the change of aircraft and offered that he could cancel the booking.
But MP reached Pune airport and boarded the plane.
“We have formed a committee to probe the matter and appropriate action will be taken after the report,” said a Air India Spokesperson.
No police complaint has been filed in the matter.
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The MP was allegedly angry because of change of seats from business to economy.
“Incident was reported from Air India flight AI 852 (Pune-Delhi), in which MP Ravindra Gaikwad was travelling. The flight landed around 10 am but the MP refused to deboard. When the airline security staff was called and he got angry and started beating them with slippers,” said an airport source.
ANI reported Gaikwad as saying that he hit the staff “25 times”.
An Air India official said that MP was booked in business class but the airline changed the flight to an all-economy aircraft. MP’s personal secretary in Delhi was informed about the change of aircraft and offered that he could cancel the booking.
But MP reached Pune airport and boarded the plane.
“We have formed a committee to probe the matter and appropriate action will be taken after the report,” said a Air India Spokesperson.
No police complaint has been filed in the matter.
https://twitter.com/ANI_news/status/844844192215949314
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