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A day after it came to light that IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in “a state of panic”, Union Civil aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said that no human being should have to go through this and he himself is investigating the incident.
As the boy was prohibited from boarding the airline’s Ranchi-Hyderabad flight on Saturday, his parents — who were with him — also decided to not enter the plane.
The Saturday’s incident came to light after other passengers posted about this incident on social media on Sunday.
Commenting on one such social media post regarding this incident, Scindia in a tweet said , “There is zero tolerance towards such behaviour. No human being should have to go through this! Investigating the matter by myself, post which appropriate action will be taken.”
There is zero tolerance towards such behaviour. No human being should have to go through this! Investigating the matter by myself, post which appropriate action will be taken. https://t.co/GJkeQcQ9iW
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) May 9, 2022
Earlier, IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in “a state of panic”, following which the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation has started a probe and asked the airline to submit a report, officials said on Sunday. As the boy was prohibited from boarding the airline’s Ranchi-Hyderabad flight on Saturday, his parents also decided to not take the flight, they noted.
DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI that the regulator has sought a report from IndiGo on this matter. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation is probing this incident and it will take appropriate action, he said.
