Army officer who assaulted SpiceJet staff at Srinagar airport put on no-fly list

The incident took place on July 26, at the boarding gate of flight SG 386 from Srinagar to Delhi.

“The passenger who hit the airline staff has been declared as unruly and it has been decided to put him in the airline’s No Fly List. As per norms, he will not be able to fly in any of the SpiceJet domestic or international flights for five years,” one of the officials said, requesting anonymity.

A second official added that the decision was made by an internal committee set up under the Civil Aviation Rules (CAR), which recommended imposing the ban on the passenger. This committee included three independent people - two retired judges and one representative of another airline.

The rules allow aggrieved passengers to appeal within 60 days to an appellate committee headed by a retired high court judge. The panel also has representatives of passengers association/consumer association/retired officer of Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum and other airlines as members.