Four airlines impose ban on Kunal Kamra for teasing Arnab Goswami

New Delhi : Comedian Kunal Kamra was seen booing Arnab Goswami on an Indigo flight, soon after which the airlines imposed a ban on him, restricting him from boarding any of the carrier's flight. On the same lines, Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir also declared a similar ban.

"Offensive behaviour designed to provoke & create disturbance inside an aircraft is absolutely unacceptable and endangers the safety of air travellers. We are left with no option but to advise other airlines to impose similar restrictions on the person concerned," Union Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri posted on Twitter.

All of the above airlines tagged Mr Puri and imposed ban announcing their compliance.

The chain reaction from the airlines has ignited online debates. In 2017, when the government had introduced rules about blacklisting disruptive passengers, they had said all airlines are not obliged to block a person banned by other carriers.

The airline ban triggered criticism from social media users who recalled how a Republic TV reporter had once similarly heckled opposition's Tejashwi Yadav, of Bihar's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), onboard a flight.

"So @republic did the same thing what @kunalkamra88 did with Arnab. But only punishment to Kunal. #hypocrisy #ArnabGoswami #kunalkamra," wrote a Twitter user Prajakat Kamat.

Here are some of the reactions which have started a debate