Jayant Sinha refused snacks on AirAsia flight, sets an example for VIP

At a time when politicians usually are in the news for thrashing and behaving inhumanly with airline staffer, Civil Aviation minister Jayant Sinha has set an example for the VIPs and showed how they should actually behave.

Jayant Sinha sought a specific meal but he was refused by the cabin crew on the pretext that he had pre-booked a South Indian meal and at the last moment order cannot be changed.  Without showing arrogance, Sinha paid an amount for the meal he wanted.

It is to be noted that Jayant Sinha was on an AirAsia flight from Delhi to Ranchi on November 20.

Taking to microblogging site Twitter, a user shared the incident which was appreciable enough. With some people saying that a civil aviation minister shouldn’t have paid for his snacks, while the others say that the crew was right in treating Sinha like any other passenger on board.

The twitter user Asad Rashid who was seated adjacent to Jayant Sinha wrote, “@AirAsia Your cabin crew needs to recognize MoS for Civil Aviation. Flew Delhi-Ranchi I5-545 today, with @jayantsinha in the adjacent seat. He asked for a specific food item but was told “you have booked a South Indian meal, which can’t be changed now”. So he paid for his snacks!”

S Roy Choudhury replied to Rashid’s tweet, “That’s the spirit, Sir @jayantsinha Hope politicians of India from every corner….tries to learn from this. Humbleness wins over arrogance, everytime and always. It will be bad if @AirAsia is not complemented on its professionalism. I sincerely hope they atleast have the knowledge of their passengers, specially when someone like @jayantsinha is flying with them.”

It will be bad if @AirAsia is not complemented on its professionalism. I sincerely hope they atleast have the knowledge of their passengers, specially when someone like @jayantsinha is flying with them.

— S Roy Choudhury (@ChouduryRoy) November 20, 2018

Another user wrote, “I don’t expect the airline to recognise MOS civil aviation. I expect them to do their duty in a fair manner. What comes out from this is how @jayantsinha did not use his MOS credentials to ask for favor and kept a low profile. THIS is what this govt is about.”

Actually other airlines, especially @airindiain , need to learn from @AirAsia. They deserve to be complimented for being professional. And MoS Civil Aviation @jayantsinha deserves to be lauded for not throwing his weight around. He is known for being genial and his humility. https://t.co/A6R3BMsD1W

— Kanchan Gupta (@KanchanGupta) November 20, 2018

Kanchan Gupta wrote, “Actually other airlines, especially @airindiain , need to learn from @AirAsia. They deserve to be complimented for being professional. And MoS Civil Aviation @jayantsinha deserves to be lauded for not throwing his weight around. He is known for being genial and his humility.”

? https://t.co/cqAFAC0t6X

— Jayant Sinha (@jayantsinha) November 20, 2018

There were several other users who reacted on Rashid’s tweet but the best of all of them came from Jayant Sinha. He just posted a wink.

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