In Pics | Indian politicians who've been deplaned or stopped from flying

Flying on a plane is considered as the easiest and safest method of travel, but it isn't always the most as it is believed to be as sometimes passengers tend to behave in a surprising way. In recent times, in-fight flights have seen a rapid increase in flight attendants dealing with unruly people with power. Here we list a few politicians who faced heat from the Airlines and were disembarked or stopped from flying.

Congress leader Pawan Khera, who made headlines for apparently fumbling on the prime minister’s father’s name during a press conference, was deplaned from a flight to Raipur on January 23, 2023. Khera was on his way to the Chhattisgarh capital to attend the party’s plenary session. Credit: PTI Photo

In September 2022, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann was allegedly deplaned from a Delhi-bound flight at the Frankfurt airport for boarding the flight

Kerala CPM leader EP Jayarajan was banned from flying IndiGo for three weeks after a scuffle onboard in an aircraft carrying chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on June 13, 2022. Credit: Twitter/@EP_Jayarajan

In March 2017, Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad involved in a brawl with an Air India employee where he hit the employee with a slipper over seating issues. Post this incident, Gaikwad was banned by a group of airlines

Kanhaiya Kumar was offloaded from a Pune-bound Jet Airlines flight in April 2016 after a fight with a co-passenger whom he accused of trying to strangle him. Credit: PTI Photo