Reportedly stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra was suspended from flying by indigo and air india on tuesday after he allegedly heckled journalist arnab goswami aboard a Mumbai-Lucknow plane of the private airline. Meanwhile indigo suspended Kamra from flying with it for a period of six months, air india banned him until further notice.
Furthermore Aviation minister Hardeep Singh puri took notice of the incident and "advised" other airlines in india to impose similar restrictions on Kamra, stating "offensive behaviour designed to provoke & create disturbance inside an aircraft is absolutely unacceptable & endangers safety of air travellers". Perhaps following the minister's remarks, Vistara said it will "review and follow due process in such cases".
Moreover Kamra allegedly heckled Goswami, the editor of Republic tv, on IndiGo's Mumbai-Lucknow (6E5317) flight on Tuesday. indigo tweeted in the evening "In light of the recent incident on board 6E 5317 from mumbai to lucknow, we wish to inform that we are suspending Mr Kunal Kamra from flying with indigo for a period of six months, as his conduct onboard was unacceptable behaviour". Apparently in a video clip posted by Kamra on his twitter handle, he is seen asking Goswami if he is a "coward or a journalist".
