Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad; (right) MoS for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha has pledged to increase safety of air crew in India. Pics/PTI

New Delhi: Private airlines on Saturday lifted the nearly two-week long flying ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who had assaulted an Air India staffer last month. The decision of the Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) came a day after the national carrier, following direction from the civil aviation ministry, revoked the ban on Gaikwad.