A major row has erupted on social media after cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar tweeted being ‘angry and frustrated’ because of the behaviour of British Airways.
Sachin on 13 November tweeted how he was ‘angry, disappointed and frustrated’ because his family member’s ‘waitlisted ticket not confirmed despite seats being available.’
In his next tweet, Tendulkar complained of the luggage being tagged for wrong destination adding that he was frustrated with the airline’s ‘don’t care attitude.’
Angry Disappointed and Frustrated.. #BAdserviceBA Family member's Waitlisted ticket not confirmed despite seats being available (1/2)
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 13, 2015
And luggage being tagged by @British_Airways to wrong destination and don't care attitude! #NeveronBA (2/2)
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) November 13, 2015
British Airways was quick to reply to Tendulkar’s tweet but asked him to share his ‘full’ name and address details so that it could take necessary actions.
@sachin_rt We're sorry to hear this Sachin, could you please DM us your baggage ref, full name and address so we can look into this for you?
— British Airways (@British_Airways) November 13, 2015
This prompted the social media users to mock the airlines while others began to link this development to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ongoing visit to UK.
British Airways was trending on top at the time of writing this report.
Here’s the snapshot of twitter conversation.
Dear @British_Airways try Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, India. I'm sure this is enough for the postal service/courier company here. @sachin_rt
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) November 13, 2015
Waiting for Ramdev to say- must ban British Airways. This is an insult to our god- it happened cause they serve beef! Ban!!
— Tehseen Poonawalla (@tehseenp) November 13, 2015
Shiv Sena activists to throw black ink on British Airways airplanes passing over Mumbai to protest against #BritishAirways #SachinTendulkar
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) November 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/iAnkurSingh/status/665069321991778305
Dear British Airways, Is misplacing Sachin's baggage some kind of wicked brand strategy?
— Madhavan Narayanan (@madversity) November 13, 2015
British Airways will be scratching its' (collective) head to figure why they are the number one trend in india 😀 #rightNow
— Harini Calamur (@calamur) November 13, 2015
https://twitter.com/IndianNazi/status/665056496795783169
#breaking Bhakts demand British Airways whereabouts in 1984 and birth certificate to prove parentage linked to 1857.
— Anupam Gupta (@b50) November 13, 2015
@brownbrumby you can piss off 33cr Gods and get away, but don't ever mess with Sachin Tendulkar 😀
— Nishith (@Nicks103) November 13, 2015
Modi should leave Britain instantly. Asking Sachin for his full name is a mortal insult to Indian culture and pride https://t.co/vdgQjRMTZp
— Mihir Sharma (@mihirssharma) November 13, 2015
You may get away insulting gods India but asking Sachin Tendulkar his full name takes blasphemy to a whole new level. #BanBritishAirways ?
— Halal Khan (@brumbyoz) November 13, 2015
"Dabba hai Dabba Uncle ka flight Dabba"
British Airways
— Chhichhaledar (@chhichhaledar) November 13, 2015