Other than the sign reflecting Air India’s new logo, nothing about this Star Alliance lounge in JFK Terminal 4 has changed much over the last few years. I’ve provided updated pictures of the food and drink selection, all of...
Review: Air India 787-8 Business Class
My first flight on Air India, onboard a 787-8 in business class, exceeded expectations and was marked by a comfortable seat with warm and friendly service. Even so, there is room for improvement as the carrier seeks to transform...
Ruckus On My Air India Flight After Russian Man Bumps Elderly American Woman During Boarding
I observed quite a ruckus on my Air India flight from Delhi to Dubai after a Russian man bumped into an older American woman during boarding. A Boarding Bump On My Air India Flight Leads To Heated Cabin Exchange...
Air India “Karen” Rages At Economy Class Passenger Who Used Business Class Overhead Bin
An Air India passenger – let’s call her Karen – seated in business class raged when an economy class passenger placed his carry-on bag in a business class overhead bin, demanding that it be removed. Why can’t Karens just...
In The Face Of Strained Relations, Canadian Government Lends Air India A Helping Hand After 777-300ER Bomb Threat Diversion
We cannot discuss the latest bomb threat diversion on Air India, this time to a remote Canadian province, without talking about the unraveling relations between Canada and India. The likely common link? The Khalistan movement. But an act of...
Free First Class Flights On Air India If You Complain Loudly Enough…
After dismantling nearly every aspect of his Air India 777 First Class flight, a popular Instagrammer claims Air India refunded the price of his ticket. Noting that his experience is hardly unique, is this one path to free or...
Chaos At Mumbai Airport As 25,000 Job Seekers Stampede Air India Recruitment Event
In India, where the median wage is about $200 per month, working for Air India is an aspiration…and a ticket out of poverty. As Air India transforms itself in the Tata era, it is hiring…and apparently having no trouble...
Air India Sends Rescue Aircraft After Russian Diversion Of US-Bound Flight
Air India has dispatched a rescue aircraft to Krasnoyarsk, Russia after a mechanical delay yesterday forced the diversion of a US-bound 777-200LR jet. Rescue Aircraft Enroute To Pick Up Stranded Passengers In Russia After Mechanical Issue Forces Diversion Of...
Maggots And Blades: Always Examine Your Airline Meal Before Eating It
Two recent stories about foreign objects in airline meals provide an important reminder: always examine your airline meal before eating it. Maggots And Blades? Why You Should Always Double-Check Your Airline Meal Before Biting It First up, a metal...
Air India Blamed For Passenger’s Death After Wheelchair Delay
Air India has been hit with a $36,000 fine and blamed for the death of an 80-year-old man stemming from a wheelchair delay upon arrival at Mumbai Airport. Air India Passenger Decides To Walk After Wheelchair Delay, Suffers Cardiac...
Complimentary Onboard Shower On Air India 787…In Economy Class
After being mismanaged for years, the next exciting chapter of Air India is unfolding. But in the meantime, some remnants of the “old” carrier remain. Air India passengers on one flight, operated by a relatively new Boeing 787-8 aircraft,...
Air India Reserves Rows For Female Passengers Only
Air India offers a female-only seating section on a select number of flights. Will that continue and expand in the Tata era? Air India “Gender-Sensitive” Seating Includes Reserved Rows Exclusively For Female Passengers In 2o17, Air India began offering...
Air India Unveils Bold And Brazen New Livery (And A Nasty Jab At Emirates)
As Air India seeks to reinvent itself in the Tata era, it has debuted a bold and brazen new livery..and also offered a not-so-subtle jab against Emirates, its Dubai-based competitor. Bold New Air India Livery + Dig At Emirates...
My First Flight On Air India…
After flying from Paro to Delhi on Bhutan Airlines, I had to get to Dubai for my flight home on United Airlines. That left two options: Air India or Emirates. As Air India was pricing much cheaper than Emirates,...
SFO-Bound Air India Flight Diverts To Russia: Passengers Sleep On School Floor For 36 Hours While Flight Crews Sleeps In Hotel
This story is complex on many levels. An Air India 777 bound for San Francisco encountered engine trouble and was forced to divert to a remote Russian town. Now passengers face a 36-hour wait for a rescue aircraft and...
Air India 787-8 Diverts After Deranged Man Pulls Hair Of Female Flight Attendant
An Air India 787-8 was forced to divert after a deranged man onboard pulled the hair of a female flight attendant then attacked other cabin crew members shortly after takeoff. Man Attacks Cabin Crew On Air India 787-9 Dreamliner,...
Female Air India Pilot Interrogated For Near-Miss While Male Co-Pilot Ignored
A near-miss over Kathmandu, Nepal has taken an odd turn after Nepalese aviation authorities elected to interrogate the female Air India pilot involved in the incident while not even speaking to her co-pilot, a male captain who was sitting...
With Massive Aircraft Order, Will Air India Become A Premium Carrier?
Air India has expressed intent to acquire a massive number of both Airbus and Boeing jets that will modernize and transform its fleet. Will Air India in the Tata Group era emerge as a leading premium carrier of the...
Moron Who Urinated On Air India Passenger Is Arrested After Fleeing Police, Fired By Wells Fargo
The man who allegedly became so inebriated that he urinated on a female passenger in business class on an Air India flight from New York to New Delhi has been fired from his job by Wells Fargo and arrested...
Drunk Seatmate Urinates On Woman, Flight Attendants Do Nothing
A golden shower is never my thing, but certainly not on a longhaul flight to New York courtesy of an inebriated seatmate. One poor woman seated in business class was the recipient of one after a drunk man allegedly...
