And the joke’s on… Kunal Kamra flight bans
NEW DELHI | MUMBAI: Several Indian carriers banned standup comedian Kunal Kamra for heckling television anchor Arnab Goswami after aviation minister Hardeep Puri asked them to follow IndiGoNSE -1.02 %’s example in a tweet. The airlines were also acting on verbal directions from ministry officials, said people with knowledge of the matter.
The minister told ET he’d called for a ban as the video evidence was clear and Kamra’s actions posed a safety threat. Under the rules, any allegation of midair misbehaviour by passengers has to be investigated by an internal committee set up by the carrier concerned. Based on the findings, the aviation regulator places a person on a no-fly list and other airlines follow suit.
