Singer serves airline notice for off-loading her

Mumbai: Singer Shibani Kashyap has sent a legal notice to the Jet Airways. The airline allegedly off-loaded her from a flight to Ahmedabad on November 6. DNA is in possession of the legal notice. Kashyap has claimed Rs1 crore in damages for defamation, financial loss and mental agony.
Kashyap, a platinum card member of the Jet Airways, was booked on the business class of the 9W 327 Mumbai-Ahmedabad flight on November 6. The plane was to depart at 10.30am. She was going there for a concert. Prior to that, she was to attend a press conference at 12 noon.
"I am a platinum card holder, and was travelling business class," Kashyap told DNA on Monday. "After checking in at 9.30am, I went to the lounge and waited for the boarding announcement. After a while, I asked the lounge manager about the status of the flight, but he said he had no clue about it.
"Around 10:25am, I myself went to check whether boarding had started. The airline executive at the gate told me that I have been off-loaded. I was shocked. I had reached the airport well on time, had my boarding card, and was waiting in the lounge. Yet, I never came to know that the flight was boarding."
The singer further alleged that the airline staff behaved rudely when she pleaded with them. "One of them said, 'Yes, we know you are Shibani Kashyap. But we do not care. It is for you to ensure that you board your flight'." The airline said that it would try to accommodate her on its next flight to Ahmedabad, but made no commitment as it was overbooked. "You may have to manage on your own," said a staff. However, she was aboard the 1.30pm flight when it left Mumbai.
24/11/09 Daily News & Analysis

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