Air India apologises after passenger finds cockroach in food served during flight
New Delhi, Feb 4: Two days after one of its passengers found a cockroach in the food served aboard a Bhopal-Mumbai flight, Air India on Monday apologised and said it has initiated "corrective action internally".
"We sincerely apologise for the incident where our valued pax (passenger) had a disappointing experience with the meal served on board our Bhopal-Mumbai flight. Air India always endeavours to ensure our pax enjoy our services," it issued a statement on Twitter.
Rohit Raj Singh Chauhan, who was on the the Air India plane heading to Mumbai from Bhopal, tweeted on Saturday he was served idli-vada-sambar during the flight and it had a cockroach in it. He also posted a picture of the food served where a cockroach could be seen.
"We have taken serious note of the incident and immediately issued a strong notice to the caterer concerned. Air India has zero-tolerance policy in this respect and has initiated corrective action internally. Our senior officials are in touch with the aggrieved passenger," the airline tweeted.
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Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passes away
Jaipur (PTI): Veteran journalist Narayan Bareth passed away here after suffering a cardiac arrest while undergoing treatment for pneumonia, a family member said on Saturday. He was 68.
His funeral will be held later in the day in Jaipur.
"Bareth had been hospitalised for several days due to pneumonia and suffered a cardiac arrest on Friday night, leading to his death," the family member said.
The veteran journalist had worked with the BBC and later served as the Rajasthan Information Commissioner. He is survived by his wife, daughter and son-in-law.
Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and other leaders expressed grief over his demise.
Gehlot said Bareth had carved a distinct identity through public-interest journalism while working with reputed organisations such as the BBC.
He said Bareth also left a lasting impression during his tenure as information commissioner and was known as an efficient administrator.
He prayed for peace for the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear the loss.
