Shirdi (Maharashtra): Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil today said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis should tender an unconditional apology to passengers over the flight delay episode.

"If the CM has delayed the flight and inconvenienced the passengers, he should tender an unconditional apology. But instead of doing that he is talking about initiating criminal defamation proceedings," the senior Congress leader told reporters here today.