TDP MP denied plane ticket

Hyderabad, July 9: TDP MP J.C. Diwakar Reddy, who had allegedly created a ruckus at the Visakhapatnam airport last month after he was not allowed boarding by IndiGo for being late, was on Sunday denied a ticket to Vijayawada from here by TruJet, a regional airline.

The airline later offered apologies to the controversial MP and initiated action against its staff, who denied ticket to him, sources said.

A top official of the airline said TruJet has not issued any travel ban on Mr Reddy.

“A secretary of the MP had approached TruJet for ticket to travel to Vijayawada this morning. As there was a ban imposed by some airlines, the staff had denied ticket to Mr Reddy. However, when the issue came to the notice of the senior management, they offered apologies to the MP,” a source at the airport said.