New Delhi: After the uproar over the Civil Aviation Ministry’s directive to private airlines to provide MPs with special privileges such as lounge access and faster security clearance, the government maintained that no fresh instructions had been issued.
A 2007 protocol formulated by the Ministry directs all concerned, including private airlines, to follow the guidelines. The protocol calls for extending a reserved lounge, complimentary tea, coffee or water, free access to the terminal building and designating an airport official as Protocol Officer to extend all facilities and courtesies to MPs. This was stated by Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal in reply to a question in Parliament in August last.
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VIP treatment to MPs; Aviation Minister feigns ignorance
No order to private airlines to treat MPs as VIPs: Aviation Ministry
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A large number of MPs had approached the Ministry, complaining that private airlines were not following the protocol. The Ministry had informally been reminding the private carriers of the need to extend the courtesies as did the national carrier Air India. However, the private airlines refused to fall in line and said they had no intention of doing so in future too. But they refused to put their stand on record.
29/01/14 PTI/The Hindu
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A 2007 protocol formulated by the Ministry directs all concerned, including private airlines, to follow the guidelines. The protocol calls for extending a reserved lounge, complimentary tea, coffee or water, free access to the terminal building and designating an airport official as Protocol Officer to extend all facilities and courtesies to MPs. This was stated by Minister of State for Civil Aviation K.C. Venugopal in reply to a question in Parliament in August last.
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VIP treatment to MPs; Aviation Minister feigns ignorance
No order to private airlines to treat MPs as VIPs: Aviation Ministry
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A large number of MPs had approached the Ministry, complaining that private airlines were not following the protocol. The Ministry had informally been reminding the private carriers of the need to extend the courtesies as did the national carrier Air India. However, the private airlines refused to fall in line and said they had no intention of doing so in future too. But they refused to put their stand on record.
29/01/14 PTI/The Hindu
