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: Feb 6, 2014 - : 9:21 am

India government’s reported move to ask private airlines to give special privileges such as lounge access and faster security clearance to members of Parliament has kindled a controversy.
While the government later denied it issued any such guidelines, several politicians denounced the move for not being in sync with the times.
According to a reply to a Parliament question in August last year, a 2007 protocol is “to be followed by all concerned, including private airports and airlines” to provide special treatment to the lawmakers.
The protocol includes reserved lounge facilities, complimentary tea, coffee and water, free access to airport buildings and designation of one officer of the airports as protocol officer to extend all facilities and courtesies to lawmakers.
Following numerous complaints by MPs that private airlines were not adhering to the protocol, the civil aviation ministry has been reminding the carriers to extend the courtesies.
As criticism mounted over such privileges, the ministry went into damage control mode, saying no fresh directive had been issued to airlines to provide special privileges to MPs.
Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said no “fresh guidelines” were issued, but added, “There may have been a circular in 2007…I am not aware what exactly it says”.
“You are saying fresh guidelines have been issued. No such guidelines have been issued,” he said.
Chief of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) — country’s aviation regulator — also claimed no such directives were issued.

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