Union minister Shivraj Chouhan slams Air India after being allotted broken seat, airline apologises

Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday criticized Air India for mismanagement with seat arrangements after he was allotted a broken seat and questioned whether they were cheating passengers.

In a post on X, the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister said, “Today I had to come from Bhopal to Delhi, inaugurate the Kisan Mela in Pusa, hold a meeting of the Natural Farming Mission in Kurukshetra and discuss with the representatives of the Kisan Organization in Chandigarh. I had booked a ticket on Air India flight number AI436, I was allotted seat number 8C. I went and sat on the seat, the seat was broken and sunken in. It was uncomfortable to sit.”

Shivraj Singh Chouhan highlighted that while his co-passengers offered to change to change seats with him, he decided to remain in the same seat and not inconvenience others.