India bars 'unruly' passengers from flying for three months to over two years

Reuters  |  NEW DELHI 

(Reuters) - has issued new norms barring unruly from flying for a minimum of three months to more than two years depending on the nature of the misdemeanour, the said on Friday.

The has issued a no-fly list of unruly after a lawmaker admitted assaulting an official from state-owned carrier Air

The new rules will be applicable to foreign carriers as well, the said in a statement, adding that unruly behaviour has been categorised in three levels - verbal, physical and life threatening.

"The concept of no-fly is based on safety of other passengers, crew and the aircraft, and not just on the security threat," the said.

(Reporting by Aditi Shah; Editing by Subhranshu Sahu)

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First Published: Fri, September 08 2017. 14:16 IST