12-hour standing shifts, no place to sit: Sonu Sood asks airport authorities and hotels to provide high stools for reception staff to rest between work

Actor Sonu Sood has urged airport authorities, airport lounge operators, hotels and the hospitality industry to provide high stools or proper seating for employees who spend 10 to 12 hours standing at work. In an appeal shared on X, he said staff members who welcome and serve customers should be allowed to sit and rest whenever their work permits.

Sood said seating should be a mandatory arrangement at airport counters, hotel receptions, lounges and service desks. Calling rest a basic matter of dignity rather than a privilege, the actor questioned whether the people responsible for making guests comfortable receive the same consideration at their workplaces.

Sonu Sood asks hotels and airports to provide seating for staff

In his X post, Sood addressed airport authorities, lounge operators, hotel managements and the wider hospitality industry.


He pointed out that employees at airport counters, lounges, hotel receptions and service desks often remain on their feet for 10 to 12 hours while attending to customers.

The actor asked whether people travelling through airports or staying at hotels think about the physical demands placed on the employees serving them.

He proposed installing mandatory high stools or proper seating arrangements at these workplaces so staff can take a seat whenever their duties allow.

In his post, Sood wrote:

A little rest is not a privilege. It’s a basic matter of dignity, compassion and humane working conditions.

He also questioned whether the hospitality industry should extend the same consideration to its employees that it expects them to provide to guests.

Sood called for seating arrangements to become a standard across the industry, adding that even a small change in workplace policy could make a difference to employees.

What did Sonu Sood say in his full X post?

The actor's appeal read:

A humble request to all airport authorities, airport lounges, hotel managements and the hospitality industry.

We see staff standing for 10–12 hours at airport counters, lounges, hotel receptions and service desks, welcoming and serving us with a smile. But have we ever thought about how physically exhausting this must be?

I strongly believe every such workplace should have a mandatory high stool or proper seating arrangement, allowing staff to sit and rest whenever work permits.

Hospitality is about making people feel comfortable. Shouldn’t we extend the same consideration to the people who make us comfortable?

A little rest is not a privilege. It’s a basic matter of dignity, compassion and humane working conditions.

Let’s make this a standard across the industry. A small change in policy can make a big difference in someone’s life.

What is Sonu Sood's next movie?

On the professional front, Sood has been working on an upcoming film titled Nandi.

Sood was last seen in Fateh, his 2025 action thriller, in which he also made his directorial debut.