No-fly list yet to take off as airlines lack system to identify offenders

The recent incident involving singer Aditya Narayan highlights difficulties faced by airlines in handling unruly passengers

Remember Ravindra Gaikwad, the infamous Shiv Sena MP who became the first person to be barred by Indian airlines from flying for unruly behaviour? The incident prompted the government to revise guidelines to handle unruly passenger by allowing airlines to ban them. But India's 'no-fly list' is yet to take off as airlines find it difficult to identify offenders and the process is too cumbersome.

Further, public cases like Gaikwad's and the resultant fallout have not completely stopped incidents of objectionable behaviour from flyers. This Sunday, Bollywood singer Udit Narayan's son, Aditya Narayan, allegedly got into an argument with IndiGo