PV Sindhu hits out at IndiGo, calls ground staff rude, inappropriate
The Indian badminton player said she had a 'bad experience' on her Mumbai-bound flight.
By PTI | Updated:
Watch: PV Sindhu alleges rude behaviour by airline ground staff
NEW DELHI: Olympic silver medallist shuttler PV Sindhu today accused an Indigo airline ground staff of misbehaving with her while travelling from Hyderabad to Mumbai, calling it a very bad experience.
World number two Sindhu claimed that the staff behaved rudely with her and an airhostess intervened to advise him against doing so.
"Ground staff (skipper) Mr Ajeetesh behaved very badly and rudely with me. When the air hostess Ms Ashima tried to advise him to behave properly with the passenger (me), but to my surprise he behaved very rudely with her. If these type of people work for a reputed airline like Indigo they will spoil their reputation," Sindhu wrote on her twitter handle.
The champion shuttler added, "Sorry to say ..i had a very bad experience??when i was flying by 6E 608 flight to bombay on 4th nov the ground staff by name Mr ajeetesh."
The ground staff apparently objected to her carrying her kit-bag which had her racquets inside it. She normally carries them as hand luggage.
It was learnt that the staffer told her to get rid of her kit-bag very rudely.
Sindhu's father was also travelling with her.
"The ground staff misbehaved with Sindhu while handling her kit bag. Sindhu had requested him to handle it with care as there were racquets inside. But the person behaved rudely.
"The air hostess tried to interfere but he was also rude to her. One should not behave with a lady like that, so Sindhu tweeted. She was hurt," Sindhu's father Ramanna told PTI.
Sindhu is one of the country's most celebrated sportspersons having won an Olympic silver medal besides bagging three World Championship medals.
The airline issued a statement rejecting the claim: “Ms PV Sindhu boarded the flight carrying oversized baggage which was not fitting into the overhead bin. Ms Sindhu was informed that it will be moved to cargo hold. This is the same policy we follow for all customers.”
Sorry to say ..i had a very bad experience??when i was flying by 6E 608 flight to bombay on 4th nov the ground staff by name Mr ajeetesh(1/3)
— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) November 4, 2017
World number two Sindhu claimed that the staff behaved rudely with her and an airhostess intervened to advise him against doing so.
"Ground staff (skipper) Mr Ajeetesh behaved very badly and rudely with me. When the air hostess Ms Ashima tried to advise him to behave properly with the passenger (me), but to my surprise he behaved very rudely with her. If these type of people work for a reputed airline like Indigo they will spoil their reputation," Sindhu wrote on her twitter handle.
@IndiGo6E pic.twitter.com/NxjRUlv2jI
— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) November 4, 2017
The champion shuttler added, "Sorry to say ..i had a very bad experience??when i was flying by 6E 608 flight to bombay on 4th nov the ground staff by name Mr ajeetesh."
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Please speak to Ms Ashima she wil explain you in detail.????
— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) November 4, 2017
The ground staff apparently objected to her carrying her kit-bag which had her racquets inside it. She normally carries them as hand luggage.
Extremely Sorry its mumbai* ????
— Pvsindhu (@Pvsindhu1) November 4, 2017
It was learnt that the staffer told her to get rid of her kit-bag very rudely.
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Sindhu's father was also travelling with her.
"The ground staff misbehaved with Sindhu while handling her kit bag. Sindhu had requested him to handle it with care as there were racquets inside. But the person behaved rudely.
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Hi! We'd like to speak with you. Kindly confirm if we may contact you on your registered number with us and share a 1/2
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) November 4, 2017
"The air hostess tried to interfere but he was also rude to her. One should not behave with a lady like that, so Sindhu tweeted. She was hurt," Sindhu's father Ramanna told PTI.
convenient time to speak via DM so we may contact you. 2/2
— IndiGo (@IndiGo6E) November 4, 2017
Sindhu is one of the country's most celebrated sportspersons having won an Olympic silver medal besides bagging three World Championship medals.
The airline issued a statement rejecting the claim: “Ms PV Sindhu boarded the flight carrying oversized baggage which was not fitting into the overhead bin. Ms Sindhu was informed that it will be moved to cargo hold. This is the same policy we follow for all customers.”
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Olympic 2016 silver medallist P.V. Sindhu made India proud last month when she become the first Indian to win gold at the badminton World Championships in Basel, Switzerland.
The 24-year-old shuttler has bagged the first-ever Asian Games silver medal for India in the women’s singles badminton event of the Asiad 2018. She also won her third medal in the women's singles final of the World Badminton Championships at Glasgow, and became the first Indian to win Korea Super Series Title.
The badminton player also featured in the Forbes 2019 World’s Highest-Paid Female Athletes list last month.
However, off the court, the sportswoman has scored well when it comes to brand endorsements and deals.
Here are all the brands she has endorsed till date.
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