In a show of unity, all major domestic airlines have barred Reddy from taking their flights - similar to action taken by the carriers after the incident involving Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad earlier this year.
Despite this, the MP has flown to France and other European Union regions for a holiday, a report by TOI said on Saturday.
A day after IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India imposed a flying ban on TDP MP Diwakar Reddy, all major domestic airlines, including seven air carriers, followed suit on Friday and banned Reddy for the "unruly behaviour" he had displayed on Thursday.
Closed-circuit television footage aired on some television channels showed the TDP leader shouting at the airline staff even as some security personnel tried to pacify him.
Despite all this, the MP boarded the same flight to travel to Hyderabad.
Civil Aviation Minister (rpt) Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju today said he would get the entire incident involving TDP MP J C Diwakar Reddy at Vizag airport "enquired into" and will ensure that "lawful outcomes" follow. Speaking to the media from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, the MP said he shall not offer an apology and said that he is being made a scapegoat in the issue. I said we have a third umpire called the CCTV cameras and we don't have to take anybody's words for it. We don't have to take anybody's words for it.
Hours after tweeting that he would get the incident probed, Raju said there was no need for probe. "This is not expected of any citizen, forget a Parliament member". No citizen or a legislator should resort to pushing staff or hammering on a machine. "Law will take its own course", Raju said.
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Airlines did right to bar Telugu Desam Party MP JC Diwakar Reddy from flying, after he misbehaved with IndiGo airlines staff on Thursday.
The defiant further added, "I know how to defend myself in the whole episode".
Reddy flew into a rage after he was not given a boarding pass for showing up late.
The Lok Sabha MP has also said that he is going to raise the issue at the lower house of the Parliament.
Indigo released a statement confirming the latest incident of "unruly behaviour" at Visakhapatnam airport on Thursday.
AirAsia India and Vistara said they fully supported the decision taken by the industry and that there has to be "zero tolerance" to abusive behaviour. Reddy claimed Raju intervened to ensure he was finally allowed to board the flight, which obviously got delayed.
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