Late for flight, CPM MP wants rules bent
CPM MP Sujan Chakraborty created a ruckus at Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning after he was refused a boarding pass for reporting late, and then insisted that the rules could be bent for VIPs.
By TNN |
KOLKATA: CPM MP Sujan Chakraborty created a ruckus at Kolkata airport on Wednesday morning after he was refused a boarding pass for reporting late, and then insisted that the rules could be bent for VIPs.
Though the Jadavpur parliamentarian whipped up a storm demanding to be on the plane, the Kingfisher Airlines staff stuck to their stand, ensuring that the 117 passengers on flight IT 512 to Mumbai did not have to suffer a delay.
Chakraborty's behaviour is in sharp contrast to that of Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who called up
Jet Airways in September when he was caught in traffic jam in Delhi and asked them to let the flight take off on time.
He later took a low-cost airline to Kolkata. Chakraborty, however, claimed he was entitled to bend the law as a VIP.
"If we (VIPs) reach the airport 10-15 minutes after closure of check-in desk, special arrangements are made for us,'' he told TOI from Mumbai.
Though the Jadavpur parliamentarian whipped up a storm demanding to be on the plane, the Kingfisher Airlines staff stuck to their stand, ensuring that the 117 passengers on flight IT 512 to Mumbai did not have to suffer a delay.
Chakraborty's behaviour is in sharp contrast to that of Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who called up
Jet Airways in September when he was caught in traffic jam in Delhi and asked them to let the flight take off on time.
He later took a low-cost airline to Kolkata. Chakraborty, however, claimed he was entitled to bend the law as a VIP.
"If we (VIPs) reach the airport 10-15 minutes after closure of check-in desk, special arrangements are made for us,'' he told TOI from Mumbai.
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The MP insisted that he had reached the airport on time but was stopped by "over-zealous airline officials.'' ADVERTISEMENT
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