After four airlines banned stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra after the recent ‘heckling’ episode, Indian railway officials, too, are now mulling over the idea of banning unruly passengers. this initiative is being taken in order to ensure the safe travel of fellow passengers, so that they don’t face issues during the journey.
What’s More?
The Indian Railways has decided to take the idea from various airline companies, after the recent event took place on an Indigo flight. In order to execute this new move, the Railway officials intend to take list of people who are on the no-fly list and ban them from travelling by train too.
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‘Looking at the growing trend of passengers going unruly during flight and risking the lives of other passengers, the railways is also mulling to ban such passengers for a few months,’ a senior railway official was reported as saying. Those who will be on the no-travel list of Indian railways will also be banned from booking train tickets as well.
What Led To This?
On January 28, 2020, stand-up artist Kunal Kamra was accused of ‘heckling’ a journalist on a domestic airline. After the video made it to the social media platforms, Indigo airlines made an announcement that the artist will be banned from travelling on the airline for next 6 months. Not just that, Air India, SpiceJet and GoAir followed the suit.
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There have been various incidents where prominent people have been disturbed during their flight. This has led to fellow passengers being disturbed as well. The Railway officials feel that such kind of unruly behaviour can also be a threat to other people travelling on the same route.
So fellow travellers, whether justified to not, there is a high possibility that if you make it to the no-fly list of an airline company, you’ll make it to the no-travel list of Indian Railways too.