Air India

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Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Seat Comfort 12345
Staff Service 12345
Value for Money 12345
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9/10

"service is very good"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Chandigarh to Kulu. Excellent service from Air India. Bags delivered, food is good, seat space and service is very good. Staff on Air India answer to a call attendant button. Flights was on time.
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteChandigarh to Kulu
Date FlownNovember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
5/10

"Worst cabin crew ever"

(Spain)

Trip Verified | Delhi to Madrid. Worst cabin crew ever. It left Delhi on time and reached Madrid on time. Aircraft was not as clean, seats were dirty and some of the armrests quite loose. Cabin crew attitude and their behaviour with passengers leaves much to be desired. On three occasions they served drinks or food coming from behind rather from front, no eye contact, no smile, nothing. In the first serving they gave options of non-veg/veg/continental food but in the second serving only option was Indian food which was too spicy to be eaten by a person living in Europe. I went to the galley area to have some water/juice and had a small conversation with the crew, while I was standing they remain seated on their seats without showing simple courtesy of leaving their seat, stand up and have conversation, galley area lights were too dim to see anything and on one occasion I found all lights switched off (total darkness). They did not bother to check toilets, if there are toilet seat covers, tissue papers are available or not. Simply said, I don’t care attitude runs in their blood. If ever I will fly with them again is just because this is the only direct flight from Madrid to Delhi using a Boeing 787 and with a meal or two in my bag.
AircraftBoeing 787
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteDelhi to Madrid
Date FlownDecember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"good leg space in economy"

(United Kingdom)

Trip Verified | London to Mumbai. A decent flight - good food, good leg space in economy and service on check-in professional polite and good. The flight took off and landed on time. The toilets were clean. Overall pleasantly surprised given the negative reviews. Will recommend and will fly again to India
AircraftBoeing 787
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLondon to Mumbai
Date FlownSeptember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
9/10

"Overall a good airline"

(Hong Kong)

Trip Verified | Mumbai to Hong Kong via Delhi. I arrived 10 mins after the boarding started, and was told to queue in line to board despite being a business class passenger. Thankfully another member of staff acknowledged my business class status and allowed me to board first. Due to technical reasons the flight was delayed by 45 minutes after boarding was completed. Staff were really nice looked after the people in business class and offered drinks and food. After take off, food was served and the food was really tasty. Only thing that bothered me was that Air India doesn't serve alcohol in the domestic sector. Layover in Delhi was good and efficient, and soon we were ready for take off. Crew took our meal choices and preferred drinks after take of. This sector they had alcohol. Decided to skip the late night dinner and just had a glass of champagne and got a nice sleep of 4 hours. Overall a good airline and would recommend.
AircraftBoeing 787
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteMumbai to Hong Kong via Delhi
Date FlownDecember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
2/10

"never flying Air India again"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Chicago to Delhi. TV didn't work the whole flight. Tray and armrest was broken. I could barely eat food. Recliner didn't recline fully leading to back pain. Cabin crew failed to respond when called. Bottom of my checkin bag was torn. There is no in-flight wifi available for such a long flight. I am never flying Air India again and this is my 1st and last time.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteChicago to Delhi
Date FlownDecember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
2/10

"had a miserable experience"

(India)

Trip Verified | Chicago to Mumbai via Delhi. I always had a good opinion about Air India international flights in-spite of several inputs from family and friends not to fly Air India, however I experienced this during my recent travel. The crew were extremely impolite and not hospitable. They refused to serve non-veg when asked for. They asked me to weigh the baggage at a counter and at that point of time it was well within the baggage allowance, however at the point of check in the baggage showed an excess and I was charged a $100 dollars unnecessarily as penalty. To double check this I weighed the baggage as soon as I got home and found it was just 0.5 kg in excess. The entertainment unit is the only source of entertainment on a long flight however in spite of repeated requests to the crew of a dysfunctional monitor nobody bothered to rectify it. On the whole I had a miserable experience flying Air India. Feel really disappointed and cheated.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteChicago to Mumbai via Delhi
Date FlownNovember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
7/10

"Service was so so"

(Australia)

Trip Verified | Melbourne to Delhi, the Boeing 787 is simply a joy. The ability to play around with the window dimmer is amazing. Unfortunately though the cabin crew keeps the cabin dark all the time, even though it’s a day flight. It’s so easy for them to control it compared to the manual blinds. Service was so so, while the food was average for business class standards. The seat, however, was sufficiently wide and comfortable with USB and power available. The IFE was not as good as Emirates or SQ, but it was adequate for me. The supplied headphones could be better.
AircraftBoeing 787-8
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteMelbourne to Delhi
Date FlownNovember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
7/10

"has improved considerably"

(Germany)

Trip Verified | Compared to my Air India flights in the past (for instance in 2006) I recently experienced an airline that has improved considerably. The Delhi to Srinagar aircraft looked new and clean. The legroom was generous, and there was a newspaper at every seat. The breakfast was delicious! The flight back from Srinagar to Delhi was still good (tasty lunch and, again, friendly cabin crew) but a bit less convincing. The plane was probably ten years older than the first one, and the general impression was marred by the smelly and shabby washroom.
AircraftA320
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteDelhi to Srinagar
Date FlownNovember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
6/10

"Poor quality of service"

(Australia)

Trip Verified | Kochi to Melbourne. Air India takes you to your destination for a moderate price. Not very cheap though. They feed you many times with plenty of food. Otherwise, not very happy with the service. Poor quality of service especially from the older staff. I travelled alone with my 6 month old, and they never bothered to attend my call bells. I had to resort to the help offered from other travellers. Very unhappy. However, on my connection from Delhi (it was a flight to Dubai) I noted that service to Gulf region especially the ones staffed with men are doing a great job.
Type Of TravellerFamily Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKochi to Melbourne
Date FlownSeptember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
5/10

"changed my seat in very last minute"

(India)

Trip Verified | San Francisco to Delhi. They changed my seat in very last minute and if I don't want to change back, I have to pay additional 50$. This was not conveyed to me at the time of booking or web check-in. At airport while collecting my boarding pass this was done - this is very rude. Also I have change my own baggage when I am changing flight thought my entire journey was with Air India. Most of the in flight entertainment systems onboard not working.
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteSan Francisco to Delhi
Date FlownNovember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
4/10

"not bad food, terrible service"

(Hong Kong)

Trip Verified | Not a pleasant experience. The seats, the equipments look old and dirty, you wouldn't want to look at the magazines as they looked like they had been there forever. I took the morning flight when I flew to Osaka and noon flight when I returned. The breakfast was terrible, but the lunch on the return flight was quite good, a bit beyond my expectation. The cabin crew delivered the worst service I have ever experienced. No smile on their face, when I stop one of them for a cup of tea, they look annoyed and not willing to do so. Waste and garbage on all desks as the crew didn't care to collect them when they saw them. I actually brought my own tray of finished food to the crew and saw them sitting chatting. No one checked your seatbelt, no one came round to make sure your seat was upright when the plane took off and landed. Conclusion: Acceptable environment, not bad food, terrible service.
Type Of TravellerCouple Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteHong Kong to Osaka
Date FlownNovember 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"flight service is as usual worse"

(United States)

Trip Verified | Hyderabad to New York via Delhi. They gave me a privilege to carry a 3rd piece of luggage for free, and Make my trip personnel said I don't need to incur any other expenses regarding the luggage while I was booking my ticket. While checking my baggage at Air India counter, the staff asked me to pay the tax (in Indian Rupees) for my 3rd piece luggage! The Air India counter personnel don't accept Debit/Credit card either, and also they did not give me any receipt after paying so-called tax. I had to exchange USD for Indian Rupees and pay them while the flight reporting time was ticking at it's ending time. I was able to board the flight only because it delayed! I still don't know if I really paid the tax. However, the flight service is as usual worse.
AircraftBoeing 777-300ER
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteHyderabad to New York via Delhi
Date FlownAugust 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"cabin crew was nice"

(United States)

Verified Review | Newark to Mumbai, flight was good, seats just average, some seats were broken and you can see stick with tapes. Food was good, cabin crew was nice. Plane took off 15 minutes late but luckily reach 25 minutes before time. Initially TV screens were not working, but then pilots reboot the system during take off and every thing was fine. Take off and Landing was smooth. Media content was somewhat old, so please be mindful.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteNewark to Mumbai
Date FlownOctober 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
6/10

"not reflective of our culture"

(India)

Verified Review | Delhi to Milan return via Rome. Delhi to Milan flight the aircraft quality is good, good legroom, comfortable seats, food good, cabin crew especially male stewards were good. The flight was on time. On the way back the flight was delayed a bit but mostly due to luggage handling. But a staff onboard literally threw the dinner plate at my fellow passengers, and when i had gone to submit my used glass of water her behavior was appalling. By the end of the flight the aisle was all filthy because the staff didnt bother to pickup the waste. There seemed a tendency to overlook and treat passengers with unprofessionalism as majority were Indians, but considering expats too were flying with us such behavior was a disgrace and not reflective of our culture.
AircraftBoeing 787
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteMilan to Delhi via Rome
Date FlownOctober 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
3/10

"worst flight experience"

(United Kingdom)

Verified Review | Awful. First, the divider between the business class seats were absolutely filthy. No WiFi service on board. In-flight entertainment was limited. I'm a gold level flier and this was my worst flight experience. I reclined my seat and it failed to return to a seated position about 5 hours into a flight. After messing with the seat for 15 minutes, the flight attendant put me in another seat - only to find out that that seat did not recline at all. 15 minutes later, a discussion with the purser, I was switched with another passenger and found his dirty socks in my seat. In that seat, the entertainment system failed to work. This was a 15 hour flight that I flew business class and paid over $4000 for a ticket on. I would have rather traveled premium economy on United. The experience would have been much better. My complaint to the airline came back as "yes, we agree that everything happened just as you said it, but you need to deal with it since it was a one time thing." I will never, ever fly them again.
Type Of TravellerBusiness
Seat TypeBusiness Class
RouteNew Delhi to New York JFK
Date FlownOctober 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
1/10

"Worst experience ever"

(India)

Verified Review | Raipur to Bangalore via Delhi. Worst experience ever. Our connecting flight got preponed and there was no support from the airline. We faced the cancellation of indigo as well, but thanks to them that they themselves rebooked the other flight and sent us the details saying if we want any change, there is option for that. The problems we faced with Air India - Customer service guys said that they can't help and asked to call at the airport but declined to give number of airport. Airport guys gave some other number and asked to call their admin office or asked us to go to the office for further details. No one picked the call for 2 hours in the admin office and then told that we have to call back later. Finally when we requested that we have urgent work and have to reach on monday for office they re booked the tickets and asked us to collect the tickets from the office within half an hour. Later on request they mailed it. Request you not to torture the passengers and make their experience worst with Air India.
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteRaipur to Bangalore via Delhi
Date FlownOctober 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
no
8/10

"leg space was amazing"

(United States)

Verified Review | Boarding was quick, considering the number of passengers waiting to be boarded. I'm impressed with the seats. They're comfortable, had nice cushions, and most important the leg space was amazing. I had never flown in any airline which had so much leg space in Economy. They had only veg food. Why would you not have non-veg? This was very strange. The choice of European cuisine was limited. Overall, it was a great flight. After a long time, I was able to sleep very well.
AircraftBoeing 787
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteVienna to Delhi
Date FlownOctober 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
10/10

"enjoyed the hospitality"

(Canada)

Verified Review | Amritsar to Delhi. The snacks provided on the flight of just an hour is amazing. Great service keep it up. North American airlines are nowhere close to the service provided by Air India, I really enjoyed the hospitality.
AircraftBoeing 787
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteAmritsar to Delhi
Date FlownOctober 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
10/10

"An excellent service"

(Canada)

Verified Review | London to Delhi. An excellent service and experience. This was my first time travelling with AI and I was amazed with service from ground staff to onboard. I'm looking forward flying with AI again in future.
AircraftBoeing 787
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteLondon to Delhi
Date FlownOctober 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes
10/10

"crew were absolutely superb"

(United Arab Emirates)

Verified Review | Flew Kochi to Dubai. My first experience of Air India's Dreamliner fleet, it was fabulous, for a change the in-flight services and crew were absolutely superb, just like the way you get treated in premium routes like London-Kochi, superb experience. Seats were wide enough, superb legroom, good food, nice service, superb interiors and amazing flight. Keep it up Air India.
AircraftBoeing 787-8 Dreamliner
Type Of TravellerSolo Leisure
Seat TypeEconomy Class
RouteKochi to Dubai
Date FlownJuly 2017
Seat Comfort 12345
Cabin Staff Service 12345
Food & Beverages 12345
Inflight Entertainment 12345
Ground Service 12345
Wifi & Connectivity 12345
Value For Money 12345
yes