Ricky Cage was stranded at Istanbul Airport for nearly 40 years.
Bengaluru-based music composer and Grammy Award winner Ricky Cage recently slammed Lufthansa Airlines for poor customer service after nearly 300 passengers stranded at Istanbul airport for over 34 hours were left in a medical emergency. was. In a series of tweets, Mr Cage alleged that his Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Bengaluru landed in Istanbul due to a medical emergency. However, he said the airline left other passengers stranded at the airport with no explanation, no hotel and no information.
Mr Cage said more than 300 people on the flight – mainly Indians – were left to fend for themselves because Lufthansa had provided no accommodation, lounge access, baggage or even an explanation. “Can’t believe how @lufthansa takes India customers lightly,” he wrote on Twitter.
27 hours – still stuck in Istanbul airport. @lufthansa The airline is clearly grappling with an existential crisis. Called casteist, complacent, incompetent, apathetic, wicked, while the 380 passengers – mainly Indians, are considered homeless. No hotel, no lounge, no luggage facilities. pic.twitter.com/XFJBfUKvdq
— Ricky Cage (@rickykej) October 19, 2022
Hours later, Mr. Cage shared an update saying that none of Lufthansa’s employees were visible.
“27 hours – still stuck in Istanbul airport. @Lufthansa airline is clearly suffering from an existential crisis. Being called racist, complacent, incompetent, apathetic, wicked while 380 passengers – mainly Indians, are considered homeless. No hotel, no lounge, no access to luggage,” he said.
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Furthermore, Mr Cage alleged that he was being treated poorly “just because it is Indian territory”. He said Lufthansa “detained” Indian passengers at Istanbul airport and “changed flight times frequently to prevent us from leaving the airport”.
According to another update, Mr Cage also said that other passengers had spent more than 31 hours at the airport with no communication from the German-based airline.
Lufthansa Airlines, on the other hand, in response to the tweet, Told“Frankfurt to Bangalore Lufthansa flight LH754/18 had to be diverted to Istanbul due to a medical emergency on board on October 18. For safety reasons, the oxygen used to treat medical emergencies before the flight could continue The cylinder should be replaced.”
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“Unfortunately, this takes longer than originally expected. The continuation of the flight from Istanbul to Bangalore is now scheduled for tonight at 8 pm local time. Lufthansa deeply regrets the circumstances and is determined to minimize inconveniences for its passengers. doing everything for airline couple on Thursday.
During this, Ricky Cage called Indigo before After finding an insect in its flight. He wrote on Twitter, “A cockroach was flying from Patna to Delhi on IndiGo flight 6E2064 on 13th October. I am sure he got a complimentary meal.”