{"id":27414,"date":"2022-10-14T15:49:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T10:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=27414"},"modified":"2022-11-30T13:28:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T07:58:58","slug":"13-hour-delay-inedible-meals-world-bank-economist-now-blasts-tata-group-after-shardul-thakur-actor-manoj-joshi-exclusive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/14\/13-hour-delay-inedible-meals-world-bank-economist-now-blasts-tata-group-after-shardul-thakur-actor-manoj-joshi-exclusive\/","title":{"rendered":"13-hour delay, inedible meals: World Bank economist now blasts Tata Group after Shardul Thakur &amp; actor Manoj Joshi | Exclusive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Air India is on the 1st  radar for all the wrong reasons lately: Shardul Thakur complaining about luggage delay to actor Manoj Joshi slamming the Air India airlines for the \u201cworst service\u201d citing similar reasons.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-air-india\">Air India <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>But its embarrassing run continues as Lead Economist at World Bank, Vijayendra Rao is now the latest to criticize the flag carrier. Rao was flying Air India from Delhi to San Francisco when he allegedly faced a 13-hour delay among other nightmares on the trans-Pacific flight.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Flew @airindiain DEL to SFO. Wonderful flight: Delayed by 13 hours, so I had more time with family. Food was inedible, so I ate less. Seat next to me was broken and  unoccupied, so I had more room to stretch. In-flight entertainment did not work, so I slept more.\ud83d\ude10<\/p>&mdash; Vijayendra Rao (@bijurao) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bijurao\/status\/1580616200567914497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 13, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption><strong>Air India  | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFlew@airindiain&nbsp;DEL to SFO. Wonderful flight: Delayed by 13 hours, so I had more time with family. Food was inedible, so I ate less. The seat next to me was broken and unoccupied, so I had more room to stretch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>In-flight entertainment did not work, so I slept more,\u201d the economist wrote in a tongue-in-cheek&nbsp;Twitter post.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>The air carrier then solicited his booking details and ensured the disappointed flyer of \u201creview and corrective action\u201d.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDear Mr. Rao, we truly understand the inconvenience faced by you and would like to confirm that your feedback has been shared with the relevant teams for internal actions and review,\u201d it stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Also, read      <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/08\/21\/us-dot-criticises-airline-delays-as-unacceptable-and-plans-airline-scorecard-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US DOT criticises airline delays as \u201cunacceptable\u201d and plans airline scorecard | EXCLUSIVE<\/a>         <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/05\/boeing-does-not-expect-the-faa-to-approve-the-max-10-before-summer-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Boeing does not expect the FAA to approve the Max 10 before summer 2023<\/a>            <\/strong><\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2022\/09\/01\/british-airline-virgin-atlantic-and-indigo-announce-codeshare-deal-exclusive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">British airline Virgin Atlantic and IndiGo airline announce codeshare deal | Exclusive<\/a><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-actor-manoj-joshi\">Actor Manoj Joshi <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Phir Hera Pheri actor Manoj Joshi alleged that his flight from Bhopal to&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mumbai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mumbai&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>was delayed by 3 hours and there was no voluntary assistance from the staff despite a 40-minute wait at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mumbai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/air-india_650x400_41468215921.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/air-india_650x400_41468215921.jpg 650w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/air-india_650x400_41468215921-600x369.jpg 600w, https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/air-india_650x400_41468215921-300x185.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Air India | Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shardul Thakur took to Twitter to share his ordeal upon coming to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mumbai\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mumbai\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) in Mumbai.<\/a><\/strong><\/a> after the recently-concluded India vs. South Africa ODI series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meanwhile,&nbsp;Singapore Airlines&nbsp;(SIA) confirmed it&#8217;s in talks with Tata group for a possible&nbsp;merger&nbsp;of Air India and&nbsp;Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thank you<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay updated with Aviationa2z.com<\/strong><a 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