For those who are looking for twitter IDs of kingfisher airlines and Mr. Mallya, here are they: Airlines: flykingfisher Please note Mr. mallya's ID I located through google, I don't know about its accuracy. IDs of Mr. Mallya are: thevijaymallya mallyaman Regards
On 6/6/11, Amar Jain <[email protected]> wrote: > it is undisputed fact that social media or social networking now a > days is indeed the most powerful way of getting your problems resolved > quickly. > At least I have got my problems solved from Reliance MF and others. > So I strongly support this way of going. > > On 6/6/11, Subramani L <[email protected]> wrote: >> Folks: >> >> Please find a series of tweets I have posted on KF issue. Retweet or >> add your comments to this thread. Find me as: lsubramani60873. Perhaps >> Asif can write a blog on his experience and send the link to me. >> Others can do the same. >> >> Subramani >> >> On 6/6/11, Subramani L <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Earlier it used to be Air Sahara and now it is KF. The biggest problem >>> is how do we convince people of our abilities, when they seem mentally >>> incapable of understanding our capabilities? My request for members is >>> that we all must go to FB or Twitter and rant about it in the hottest >>> way possible. These days all the brands watch the social media on the >>> kind of conversations that go on about them. If we rant as a group >>> (such as replying to other members) I am sure it would reach the top >>> management of KF and we may possibly see some action. Let's try this. >>> >>> Subramani >>> >>> >>> >>> On 6/6/11, Mohammed Asif Iqbal <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Dear all, >>>> I just had a bitter experience when I was refused boarding by King >>>> Fisher >>>> airlines at Patna last Monday. Duty manager was absolutely insensitive >>>> and >>>> treated me like a commodity. I pointed to him that I paid money just >>>> like >>>> other guest and I fly frequently. Duty manager was adamant and refused >>>> to >>>> issue me boarding card . he was forcing me to sign a bond and I asked >>>> whether they make any other guest sign bond to fly. >>>> I was compeled to sign and with the help of subramani I am complaining >>>> to >>>> DGCA as well as Dr. Mallya. >>>> Let's put this case to logical conclusion. >>>> Thanks and regards >>>> Asif >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] >>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Madhu >>>> Singhal >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 10:43 PM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: [AI] Kingfisher crew offloads blind woman with kids >>>> >>>> Dear Members, >>>> I want to share that last year king fisher refused to book my ticket to >>>> Bangalore to Delhi. >>>> I wrote a letter personally and also from comitioner disabilities >>>> office. >>>> One fine day they called me over phone and said that sorry for this >>>> incident >>>> >>>> and requesting me please do not force to give in writing. >>>> Accept our apology our staf was unaware that blind person can travel >>>> alone. >>>> I did not persue further.----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Pradeep banakar" <[email protected]> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>> Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 4:17 PM >>>> Subject: [AI] Kingfisher crew offloads blind woman with kids >>>> >>>> >>>>> Friend of myne forwarded me this information >>>>> >>>>> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/article/0gG70zO9fqb0C >>>>> >>>>> Kindly copy the message and send the email to chair >>>>> kingfisher airlines, NHRC, DGCA. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Subject: Act immediately >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tuesday, May 24, 2011 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> To: >>>>> >>>>> The Chair Person, >>>>> >>>>> King Fisher Airlines >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dear Chair Person, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sub-Registering protest for immediate and appropriate action against >>>>> guilty crew >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This is to register our strong protest against the inhuman, cruel and >>>>> indecent behaviour of your crew and other airline members shown >>>>> towards >>>>> a >>>>> woman with visual impairment and her 2 children. We are shocked and >>>>> humiliated by the act and express our serious concern over the matter. >>>>> This is the clear case of violation of the provisions enshrined in The >>>>> "UN >>>> >>>>> Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities-2006" where >>>>> India >>>>> has signed and ratified the same; Guidelines issued by DGCA for all >>>>> airlines with regard to persons with disabilities in May 2007; Persons >>>>> with disabilities Act 1995 and other human rights treaties and >>>>> conventions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Disabled community of this country strongly condemns this act with >>>>> clear >>>>> and loud words."Violation or Exclusion of persons with disabilities >>>>> from >>>>> enjoying their human rights on an equal basis with others cannot be >>>>> excused any more". We urge you to initiate immediate and appropriate >>>>> action against the guilty crew and the parties concerned who are >>>>> accountable for this inhuman act. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> We look forward to hear from you as early as possible about the action >>>>> taken against the guilty and measures taken to prevent this kind of >>>>> acts >>>>> in future. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> For more details on the incident please read below. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> With warm regards, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Victor >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Kingfisher crew offloads blind woman with kids >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Airline makes them disembark from flight, leaves them unattended for >>>>> nearly an hour and a half as aircraft takes off without them >>>>> >>>>> A private airline made a blind woman and her two children disembark >>>>> from >>>>> her connecting flight to Goa and left them unattended for nearly an >>>>> hour >>>>> and a half while the plane took off without them. >>>>> >>>>> Adding insult to injury, the airline's staff allegedly told the woman >>>>> that >>>> >>>>> she could not travel with two kids because she was blind. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Shabnam Mansuri had flown in to Mumbai from Ahmedabad with sons Lukman >>>>> (7) >>>> >>>>> and 18-month-old Luftaan, and was on her way to Goa when the incident >>>>> happened >>>>> >>>>> Shabnam Mansuri (35) says the experience has made her realise the >>>>> fallacy >>>>> of thinking that she can be treated like everyone else despite her >>>>> handicap. >>>>> >>>>> On May 10, Mansuri was travelling with her sons Lukman (7) and >>>>> 18-month-old Luftaan from Ahmedabad to Goa via Mumbai to meet her >>>>> husband. >>>> >>>>> Her tickets had been booked with Kingfisher Airlines. >>>>> >>>>> "I boarded the Kingfisher flight from Ahmedabad and reached Mumbai, >>>>> from >>>>> where I was supposed to take a connecting flight to Goa. >>>>> >>>>> I had barely taken a seat in the connecting flight around 12.30 pm >>>>> when >>>>> a >>>>> crew member came and asked me to follow him. He also asked me to take >>>>> my >>>>> cabin baggage and kids with me. >>>>> >>>>> Initially, I thought that he must be changing my seat, but realised >>>>> something was amiss when he took me down some stairs," said Mansuri. >>>>> >>>>> "I asked him why he was making me get off the plane but he refused to >>>>> answer. When my kids and I got off, they closed the aircraft's doors >>>>> and >>>>> took off, leaving us standing there. >>>>> >>>>> One attendant told me later that I cannot travel with two kids as I am >>>>> blind. I was shocked," she added. She kept telling the attendant that >>>>> she >>>>> had two young kids and needed to meet her husband in Goa, but to no >>>>> avail. >>>>> >>>>> Finally, close to 2 pm, a staff member came and told her that they >>>>> would >>>>> arrange for her to board a 4.40 pm flight to Goa."I did not want to >>>>> bank >>>>> on them anymore. I called my husband and he arranged for us to board >>>>> another airline's 3.10 pm flight. >>>>> >>>>> My question is, how can they let me travel from Ahmedabad to Mumbai >>>>> without any trouble and then say I cannot travel with two kids from >>>>> Mumbai >>>> >>>>> to Goa? I was travelling on the same airline in both cases," said >>>>> Mansuri. >>>>> >>>>> She said the experience was one of the worst she's had in her life. "I >>>>> am >>>>> blind but that doesn't mean they have the right to discriminate >>>>> against >>>>> me. >>>>> >>>>> I had paid the full fare and if they had some problems, they should >>>>> have >>>>> informed me before I boarded. My elder son is so traumatised by the >>>>> incident; he says he does not want to fly anymore." >>>>> >>>>> Husband reacts >>>>> Mansuri's husband, Samir, who is the Chairman of Blinds Dream, an NGO, >>>>> wrote a letter to the airline to complain about the treatment meted >>>>> out >>>>> to >>>> >>>>> her. >>>>> >>>>> A portion of the letter states, "Kingfisher officials told my wife >>>>> that >>>>> if >>>> >>>>> she thought they were cruel, she shouldn't travel with them anymore." >>>>> >>>>> "What the Kingfisher staff did to my wife is shameful. They had done >>>>> something similar with me in 2005 (see box) and I will not let them >>>>> get >>>>> away this time. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Flight tickets of Shabnam Mansuri and her two sons Lukman and Luftaan >>>>> >>>>> They have replied to my letter but that is not enough. I will take >>>>> this >>>>> issue to the consumer court and will go to the Supreme Court if need >>>>> be. >>>>> >>>>> This is an insult to me and my family and I will not tolerate it under >>>>> any >>>> >>>>> circumstances," said Samir. >>>>> >>>>> He alleged that he had come to know that his wife was made to >>>>> disembark >>>>> because of a VIP booking at the last moment, which led to the flight >>>>> being >>>> >>>>> overbooked. >>>>> >>>>> "If their company cannot handle blind people, they should declare that >>>>> visually challenged people are not allowed to fly Kingfisher," he >>>>> added. >>>>> >>>>> The Other Side >>>>> When MiD DAY contacted Kingfisher Airlines, they said they regretted >>>>> the >>>>> incident. Prakash Mirpuri, vice-president, corporate communications, >>>>> Kingfisher Airlines Limited, said, "We are investigating the matter. >>>>> >>>>> In the meantime, we would like to convey our deep regret for the >>>>> inconvenience that may have been caused inadvertently to our valued >>>>> guests." >>>>> >>>>> Earlier too >>>>> Dr Samir Mansuri, Shabnam's husband and a celebrity doctor who is also >>>>> blind, had allegedly been insulted by Kingfisher Airlines in 2005 as >>>>> well. >>>> >>>>> According to Samir, he was travelling from Mumbai to Ahmedabad that >>>>> year. >>>>> >>>>> "I was first in the queue to board the flight, but I was made to wait >>>>> till >>>> >>>>> all the other passengers boarded. When I went inside, they forced me >>>>> to >>>>> visit a washroom outside the aircraft even when I did not want to go. >>>>> >>>>> They said they were doing that so I would't have to visit the >>>>> airplane's >>>>> loo when we were airborne. The crew told me that they could not allow >>>>> me >>>>> to use the aircraft's washroom as I am blind and there were female >>>>> crew >>>>> members on board," said Samir. >>>>> >>>>> "I felt insulted and raised the issue in the media. Vijay Mallya then >>>>> issued an apology for the indecent behaviour on the airline's part," >>>>> he >>>>> added. >>>>> --- >>>>> >>>>> IF we not part of the solution then we are part of the problem >>>>> With Regards >>>>> Pradeep T.S >>>>> SyndicateBank >>>>> Information Technology Cell >>>>> Regional Office Bangalore >>>>> Mobile: 9845925188 >>>>> email: [email protected] >>>>> skype: pradeepsocialwork >>>>> Search for old postings at: >>>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>>> >>>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>>> >>>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>>> please visit the list home page at >>>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> [email protected] >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>> please >>>> visit the list home page at >>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Search for old postings at: >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe send a message to >>>> [email protected] >>>> with the subject unsubscribe. >>>> >>>> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >>>> please >>>> visit the list home page at >>>> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> L. 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