No apology, no flight: Air India again cancels Sena MP Gaikwad's tickets

Air India has cancelled Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad's Delhi-Mumbai & Mumbai-Delhi tickets for April 17 and 24 respectively.

All India Cabin Crew Association on Friday in its written letter to Air India said that Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad is and will continue to be risk to flight safety. They further said that government must think hard about letting him back on.

The letter further read that Gaikwad must not be allowed onboard unless he tenders unconditional apology to Air India employees & undertakes in writing to abide by all norms.

Meanwhile, Indian Commercial Pilot Association said that they appreciate the stand taken by Air India to not to fly the plane if Gaikwad is on board, unless he apologises to the staffer he attacked.

Gaikwad had yet again tried to book tickets on Air India flights, but the airline rejected the booking. This is the seventh attempt on the part of the Sena MP to book a flight on Air India, which barred him from flying after he assaulted the airline's staffer. The MP has also made an attempt each to book an IndiGo flight as well as a SpiceJet flight since the flying ban on him by all domestic carriers was put in place.

Earlier on Thursday, Gaikwad told Lok Sabha that he was ready to apologise to Parliament but not the airlines and the employee.

Gaikwad had hit a 60-year-old airline duty manager with his sandal on a Pune-Delhi flight AI 852. He was allegedly angry because Air India changed his seat from business to economy class.

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