The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi recently directed Air India to pay a senior citizen full refund and Rs 20 lakh compensation for subjecting him to travel on a defective seat in a for 15-hour long flight from San Francisco to New Delhi.
This judgement by NCDRC was delivered in a case filed by Justice Rajesh Chandra, aged 73, from Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, against Air India for deficiency in service.