BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Thakur accuses Akasa Air of causing ‘huge loss’; airline responds | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: BJP leader and MP Sadhavi Pragya Thakur on Friday alleged that Asaka Air staff attempted to create a “huge loss” for her at the Delhi Airport.
The Bhopal MP accused the Akasa Airline staff of hurting her during deboarding at Delhi Airport while flying from Mumbai to Delhi on Thursday.
The MP from Bhopal today in a post on social media platform X (formally Twitter), addressed Union civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and sought action into the matter.
“Union Minister Scindia, when I came to Delhi from Mumbai to Delhi Akasa Air flight number QP1120, duty manager Imran and his associates conspired and tried to cause huge loss to me. I hope you will definitely take action into the issue,” the BJP MP posted on X.

After the MP posted the incident on X, Asaka Air expressed regret and assured that it would probe the matter in detail.
In a statement, Akasa Air spokesperson said, “We regret the de-boarding experience that Member of Parliament Pragya Thakur had on our flight QP1120 on February 15, 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience caused to her. While we will investigate the incident in detail, we take this as an opportunity to learn and to continue improving on our services.”

(With ANI inputs)