After receiving the ‘broken seat’, Shivraj Singh Chauhan gave AI to ‘cheating’ passengers – The Times of India

New Delhi: Union Agriculture Minister and former MP CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan On Saturday, found an uncomfortable journey when he was allotted Broken seat But Air India Flight from Bhopal to Delhi. His experience tried to improve his operations under the airline, while his experience tried to improve his operations under the airline. Tata groupOwnership of
Expressing my disappointment on X, he wrote: “Today, (22 February) I had to come to Delhi from Bhopal … I booked a ticket on Air India Flight Number AI 436. I was allotted seat number 8C. . Unaccounted seat And it is not sold while requesting. “Isn’t it cheating passengers?” He asked.
DGCA slap sold Broken seat to Chohan after notice on Air India
Shivraj Singh Chauhan was allotted a broken seat in an Air India flight. The aircraft in question was an Airbus A321 (VT-RTB), which was just one year old. This raises questions about Air India’s maintenance of its latest fleet.
Chauhan further said: “I was confident that after coming under Tata management, Air India’s service must have improved, but it became my confusion. After charging the entire amount to the passengers, they are on a bad and uncomfortable seat. Sitting is not inflicted by travelers?
The co-passengers offered him their seats, he said. “But why should I have another trouble for my comfort? So, I decided to complete my journey on the same seat …”, he posted.
The incident inspired Union Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu to step into step: “We talked to Air India and directed them to take necessary action. From our side, DGCA must also be looking at the details of the case immediately. And I Personally talked to Shivraj ji. ” DGCA has now sought a report from Air India about the issue. This comes after a 2022 instruction from the regulator, which directed the airline that they were downgrained in the economy after the complaints of business-class passengers, which were downgrained in the economy.
Air India responded to the post of Chauhan, apologizing for inconvenience. Later, an airline spokesperson issued an official statement: “It does not reflect the standard we try to provide to our guests, and we do not reflect the standard, and we thoroughly investigate the matter Are doing it to ensure that such incidents have not been repeated. “
The supply chain obstacles delayed repairing the old aircraft of Air India, stating that its entire narrow body fleet, such as a Chauhan flew, is expected to be rebuilt this year. However, its age growing wide-body Boeing 777 and 787 aircraft will take an additional two years.