No-fly list: Soon, unruly flyers could be grounded for up to 2 yrs

Draft rules, a first of kind in the world, have three levels with progressively higher sanctions

The government plans to empower domestic airlines to ban unruly passengers for up to two years in a move that comes about one-and-a half months after a Shiv Sena member of Parliament beat up an Air India staffer.

The civil aviation ministry on Friday released draft rules for a “national no-fly list” of rowdy passengers — the first of its kind in the world — which allow an airline to bar an individual from three months to a maximum of two years, depending on the nature of the offence. 

The ministry has categorised “disruptions” by flyers into three levels— level