Airlines News: Passenger furious at Air India for breaking a tripod worth Rs 55,000 by throwing luggage; only Rs 5,000 compensation given

Airlines News: A filmmaker, Sameer Punjabi, was recently travelling by Air India; his tripod worth Rs 55 thousand broke, after which he received a compensation of only Rs 5 thousand from the airline.

 

 

Video of bag being thrown at airport goes viral

Airlines News: Flight travelers often complain about their luggage being neglected. A similar incident recently surfaced, where a filmmaker was returning from a flight and his luggage was thrown out of the storage compartment, damaging his expensive items. He shared the video on social media and also shared a post raising awareness.

Sameer Punjabi's tripod broke.
Recently, freelance filmmaker Sameer Punjabi shared a post on his official Instagram account. In the post, he explained that he was traveling from Goa to Mumbai on an Air India flight. His luggage included a ₹55,000 rental tripod, which broke. He shared videos, photos, and screenshots, describing his ordeal.

Samir also shared a video of the luggage being thrown away
,, showing baggage handlers throwing the luggage away. Samir also stated that he had already informed the airline staff that the item was fragile and expensive, but it was still damaged. The airline later offered him only 5,000 rupees in compensation.

The airline also responded.
Sameer also claimed in this post that when he showed the video of the baggage being thrown to an airline employee, he was told, "Luggage is loaded like this." This video and Sameer's entire post quickly went viral on social media. Air India Express responded on Instagram, expressing regret over the incident. The airline also asked Sameer to share his PNR so that further assistance could be provided in the matter.