"Cheating Or Racist Policies...": Indian Bureaucrat Slams British Airways
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Responding to her post, the airline said: "We're sorry to hear what happened and apologise for the inconvenience caused this has caused."
Bureaucrat Ashwini Bhide travelling on a British Airways flight claimed she was downgraded from premium economy at check-in on the false pretext of overbooking. Are you cheating or following discriminatory/racist policies @British_Airways ? How come u downgrade a premium economy passenger at check-in counter on false pretext of overbooking without even paying price difference forget about compensation? I'm told this is a common...
Ms Bhide is a 1995 batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Maharashtra cadre, who is known for her work on the Aqua Line of the Mumbai Metro.
"Are you cheating or following discriminatory/racist policies British Airways? How come you downgrade a premium economy passenger at the check-in counter on the false pretext of overbooking without even paying price difference forget about compensation? I'm told this is a common practice by BA," she wrote on X, tagging Mumbai airport, aviation regulator DGCA, and Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.