He waited at the boarding gate for 14 minutes till the staff arranged a separate coach, sources said. TOI is in possession of an internal airport document that confirms the incident. When contacted on Friday, Goel denied having asked IndiGo staff for a separate bus. I travel like a commonman with other passengers," he said.Attempts to get a comment from IndiGo on why it provided a separate coach to Goel remained unsuccessful.Aviation officials TOI spoke to said there were no guidelines or privileges for an MoS. "Only the civil aviation minister is eligible for a separate coach/vehicle till the aircraft but the current minister travels with other passengers in the same bus," an airport official said.

Source: Times of India October 06, 2017 20:54 UTC