Ravindra Gaikwad was scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Delhi, but was forced to take a train from Pune as Air India and six private airlines had earlier banned him from flying. (Source: file photo)Air India has once again cancelled Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad’s flight booking, days after he allegedly assaulted one of the airline’s employees. He was scheduled to fly from Mumbai to Delhi, but was forced to take a train from Pune as Air India and six private airlines had earlier banned him from flying. Last week, Gaikwad claimed that he thrashed a Air India employee with his slippers for allegedly being disrespectful towards him. In response, Air India and six private airlines banned Gaikwad from booking on their flights.

Source: Indian Express March 28, 2017 10:19 UTC