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‘Unclean worn off seats, bad food’: Air india business class passenger says Delhi-Newark flight was a ‘horror story’

“Bad food, worn out, dirty seat covers, non-working TV…” a man wrote, claiming the issues he faced on his Air India flight.

Updated on: Jun 17, 2024, 22:00:12 IST
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A man took to X to share about his recent journey with Air India on a business-class flight from New Delhi to Newark. He claimed that he encountered a series of issues during his journey and labelled it as a “horror story”. The man, whose X bio says he is an investor, further added that his flight was “no less than a nightmare”. He claimed he was initially assigned a brtrisoken seat and woke up to uncooked food kept in front of him.

A man shared these pictures, claiming that they show the poor condition of an Air India flight. (X/@DealsDhamaka)
A man shared these pictures, claiming that they show the poor condition of an Air India flight. (X/@DealsDhamaka)

The man later shared a screenshot of a reply from Air India. He claimed that the airline shared this reply but later deleted it. “Why did you delete the post?” he asked while posting the screenshot. He also posted pictures of his broken luggage.

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Take a look at the post below:

The X user claimed that Air India shared this reply and deleted it later.

A photo of the man’s broken luggage:

Screengrab of the X post.

What did X users say about his post?

“As a policy, I always avoid AI for international flights and keep it as the last option for domestic flights. Can’t spoil the trip,” wrote an individual.

“This is really bad! It’s really unfortunate that Vistara will become the same in their hands,” joined another.

A third quipped, “Air India is facing too many complaints these days, including the suffocation it subjected to flyers on board aircraft from Delhi to SFO for several hours”.

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A fourth added, “They also broke my luggage. I was on a holiday trip, Goa. Got slip filled with damage from Air India ground staff in Goa. But Air India never provided compensation for damage. I think AI was better with the government”.

Earlier in April, a passenger accused Air India of throwing his musical instruments while loading luggage. Just a month later, in May, another passenger shared a post claiming that during his journey with Air India from New York to New Delhi, he had encountered several issues - from a broken headphone jack to a seat with scratches to a malfunctioning sliding table.

(HT.Com has reached out to Air India for a comment)

 
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Trisha Sengupta

Trisha Sengupta is a Chief Content Producer at Hindustan Times with over six years of digital newsroom experience. Specialising in high-engagement storytelling, she blends viral trends with traditional journalism to cover the intersection of technology, finance, and human emotion. Her reporting spans real estate and personal finance struggles in hubs like Bengaluru and Gurgaon, the NRI experience, and corporate shifts like tech layoffs. Trisha also frequently tracks global figures and writes human interest stories. Offline, Trisha is an avid reader, history enthusiast and solo traveler. She balances her journalism career with family life while actively integrating AI tools into her modern storytelling approach.

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