Comedian Vir Das Criticizes Air India Over Lack of Wheelchair Assistance for Injured Wife | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Comedian Vir Das has publicly criticized Air India following a disappointing journey expertise that left him and his spouse, who’s recovering from a foot fracture, pissed off and inconvenienced.

Despite paying Rs 50,000 per seat for a flight to Delhi, Das reported encountering a number of points, together with a damaged desk, malfunctioning leg rests, and a seat caught in a reclined place.
In an in depth social media submit, Das recounted the ordeal he and his spouse confronted whereas flying to Delhi. He alleged that the couple was supplied with a damaged desk, damaged leg rests, and a seat that was caught in a reclined place, making it uncomfortable for his spouse, who’s at the moment recovering from a foot fracture.

Das wrote “Dear Air India Please reclaim your wheelchair. I’m a lifetime loyalist. I believe you’ve got the nicest cabin crew in the sky, this post pains me to write. My wife and I book Pranaam and a wheelchair because she’s got a foot fracture that’s still healing. We’re flying to delhi. 50grand a seat. Broken table, broken leg rests, her seat is stuck reclined, won’t straighten fully. Were told the flight is ‘newly refurbished’.”
Upon touchdown in Delhi, the scenario reportedly worsened. Despite pre-booking wheelchair help for his spouse, the couple was made to descend a stepladder from the plane with out assist. Das claimed that a number of requests to cabin crew and floor workers for help had been both met with silence or shrugged off.
“Two hours late, we get off in Delhi and we’re told it’s a stepladder. Again wheelchair and encalm pre-booked. I ask the air hostesses at the front of the plane to assist my wife while I carry four bags. Silence and a clueless look at each other. We step off the plane to the top of the ladder. I ask an air India male ground staff member to help us, looks at me, shrugs, and Ignore’s me. My wife with a fracture makes it down the stepladder. I tell an Air India staff member at the bottom near the buses what happened. He says “sir kya Karein…sorry”. We get to the terminal, encalm people inform wheelchair staff that we had pre booked a chair. He’s clueless. There’s wheelchairs everywhere. No staff because the flight is late. I grab a chair and wheel her to baggage claim, then out of the airport to the parking. Encalm lets air India know this is happening. No one shows, ” Das added.
In a sarcastic conclusion to his submit, Das stated, “One of your wheelchairs is on the second floor of the parking in Delhi. Do claim it.”
Das expressed disappointment that his loyalty to the airline had not been met with the anticipated stage of care throughout a important time.
Air India has not but issued an official response to the allegations.