Three more airlines lift ban on Gaikwad

New Delhi, April 8: A day after Air India lifted its ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, three private airlines followed suit on Saturday.

The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) announced it was lifting the ban imposed on Gaikwad on March 24, a day after he assaulted an Air India staffer at the Delhi airport.

The members of FIA are SpiceJet, IndiGo, Air India and Jet Airways.

The FIA said the decision was taken following Gaikwad's assurance "that our assets and colleagues shall be accorded the respect that they deserve for the hard work they put in every day".