Grammy Winner Ricky Kej Slams Lufthansa, Says Airline Taking "Indians For Granted"

Ricky Kej alleged that the passengers were being treated shabbily "only because it is the Indian sector".

Bengaluru-based music composer and Grammy Award Winner Ricky Kej recently slammed Lufthansa airlines for poor customer service after a medical emergency left around 300 passengers stranded at the Istanbul airport for over 34 hours. In a series of tweets, Mr Kej alleged that his Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Bengaluru landed in Istanbul because of a medical emergency onboard. However, he added that the airline left other passengers stuck at the airport with no explanation, no hotel, and no information whatsoever.  27 hours -still stranded in Istanbul Airport. @lufthansa airline obviously suffering from existential Crisis. Being called Racists, complacent, incapable, indifferent, evil, while 380 passengers - mainly Indian, are treated as homeless. No hotel, no lounge, no access to luggage. pic.twitter.com/XFJBfUKvdq

Mr Kej stated that over 300 people on the flight - mainly Indians - were left to fend for themselves as Lufthansa did not provide any accommodation, lounge access, luggage or even an explanation. "Can't believe how @lufthansa takes India customers for granted," he wrote on Twitter. 

Hours later, Mr Kej shared an update, saying that no Lufthansa employee was in sight.