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New Delhi, May 8 (PTI) IndiGo barred a specially-abled child from boarding a flight at the Ranchi airport as he was in “a state of panic”, following which the aviation regulator DGCA has started a probe and asked the airline to submit a report, officials said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
As the boy was prohibited from boarding the airline’s Ranchi-Hyderabad flight on Saturday, his parents also decided to not take the flight, they noted.<\/p>\n
DGCA chief Arun Kumar told PTI that the regulator has sought a report from IndiGo on this matter.<\/p>\n
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is probing this incident and it will take appropriate action, he said.<\/p>\n
When asked about the incident, IndiGo said, “In view of the safety of passengers, a specially-abled child could not board the flight with his family on May 7, as he was in a state of panic.”<\/p>\n
The ground staff waited for him to calm down till the last minute but to no avail, it said.<\/p>\n
The airline made the family comfortable by providing them a hotel stay and they flew the next morning to their destination, it said.<\/p>\n
“We regret the inconvenience caused to the passengers. IndiGo prides itself on being an inclusive organisation, be it for employees or its customers; and over 75,000 specially-abled passengers fly with IndiGo every month,” it said.<\/p>\n
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