RPI(A) chief Ramdas Athawale was today allegedly not allowed to board a Jet Airways aircraft despite the airline having issued boarding pass to him, prompting irked party workers to protest outside the private carrier's office here.

Athawale had to board the Jet Airways aircraft 9W 313 this morning scheduled at 5.15 AM. He had planned his journey from Mumbai to Aurangabad from where he was scheduled to go to Maharashtra's Beed district to attend the funeral of deceased activist Eknath Ahvad.