IndiGo revoked the ban on TDP parliamentarian JC Diwakar Reddy who manhandled the airline’s staff at the Vishakhapatnam airport last month after being denied boarding for arriving late for a flight.
The decision came after Reddy met officials from the airline in a meeting in New Delhi set up by Union minister for science and technology, YS Chowdary.
“The issue is amicably resolved between the two sides and IndiGo decided to lift the said ban with immediate effect,” a statement from the airline said. “Reddy has also agreed to withdraw the case he filed against eight airlines which has banned Reddy from flying in domestic flights.”
Diwakar Reddy had challenged the ban in court, and the case was scheduled to come up for hearing in Hyderabad high court on July 21. Justice SV Bhatt, who admitted Reddy’s petition, issued “urgent notices” to the managements of the airlines, and the Union government over the matter.
