He said his own experience with the airline once was not pleasant.
"Racist. Don t fly British Airways. We cannot be kicked around. Sad to hear about the Berlin child incident. I stopped flying British Airways after the cabin crew were rude and had attitude not once but twice even after being a first class passenger. Fly Jet Airways or Emirates. There is dignity " Rishi tweeted on Thursday.
The incident took place on July 23 when the family was travelling from London to Berlin on a British Airways flight.
Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the aviation regulator to obtain a detailed report from British Airways over the incident.
The development comes after the passenger identified as A.P. Pathak a Joint Secretary level officer in the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways complained that he and his family were discriminated against on racial lines.
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