Journalist allegedly ‘fat-shamed’ by Airline staff in New Delhi
A journalist recently took to her X handle and alleged that she was ‘fat-shamed’ by Emirates staff at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport. She alleged that they misbehaved with her and also gave her a non-reclining seat on an overnight journey.
X user Srishti shared her bad experience on X handle and wrote, “This is 2024 and I can’t believe this still happens. I was fat shamed by emirates staff at New Delhi airport. Not only they misbehaved with me, but gave me a non-reclining seat on an overnight journey. As I board the flight, I’m in tears yet their ground staff is rude af.”
Posted on April 9, the post has so far earned more than 112 k views. Besides the post has also earned many comments. Many netizens came to the journalist’s support and commented.
“It used to be my favourite airline. Over the years their prices have shot up while their services and customer relationships has deteriorated,” wrote a user.
“This is so unfortunate. Must be your local Indian staff Emirates. Sack them. And when you recruit new ones, train them, educate them on culture, hospitality and basic etiquettes & manners,” another user commented.
“Hi Srishti Same kind of incident Emirates Delhi did with us in Jan 2024 while returning from Delhi to Toronto. Their staff requested to wait 10 min for getting boarding pass that culminated to wait for 1hrs. They holded our passports and boarding pass. No escalation matrix,” another user commented.
Also, Emirates Support replied to Srishti’s tweet and wrote, “We’re sorry to hear this Srishti. You can submit your feedback here http://bit.ly/2H6ebBk. Our Customer Affairs team will review it and get back to you. DM us if you need further assistance”.
This is 2024 and I can’t believe this still happens. I was fat shamed by @emirates staff at New Delhi airport. Not only they misbehaved with me, but gave me a non reclining seat on an overnight journey. As I board the flight, I’m in tears yet their ground staff is rude af.
— Srishti (@seekingsrishti) April 8, 2024
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