'1.5 Hours Delay and my Seat is Broken': South African Fielding Great Jonty Rhodes Slams Air India Over Poor Services

Legendary South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes recently faced much trouble while travelling to Delhi from Mumbai. Rhodes expressed his discontent by sharing a social media post where he slammed Air India, citing his problems.

According to Rhodes, his flight from the Mumbai airport was delayed for over an hour and a half. But it was not the end of the story. Once he boarded the plane, Rhodes found out that the seat that was assigned to him was broken. To resolve the issue, he claimed that he had to sign a waiver. Venting out his frustration on X (formerly Twitter), the former South African international referred to his flying as “bad luck.”

“My flying bad luck continues – not only is my Air India flight from Mumbai to Delhi over 1.5 hours delayed, but now I just signed a waiver as I board stating I accept that my seat is broken. Why me?” Jonty Rhodes wrote.

Jonty Rhodes also mentioned that he was “not looking forward” to his return trip. In the next 36 hours, the legendary fielder was scheduled to fly back to Mumbai from Delhi first and then board a South Africa-bound flight of Ethiopian Airlines. “Not looking forward to the next 36hrs with a return to Mumbai from Delhi and straight onto my Ethiopian Airlines return flight to Cape Town,” Rhodes added. His post caught the attention of Air India, who issued an apology in the comment section. The airline assured that it would thoroughly investigate the matter and share feedback with Rhodes.

“Dear Sir, we regret to hear about your experience. Rest assured, we will thoroughly investigate your concern and ensure your feedback is shared internally,” read the comment shared by Air India.

Many were left disappointed after seeing the post by Jonty Rhodes. One of them could relate to the situation as he acknowledged, “You are having a tough time, Jonty.”

Another X user hilariously referred to Jony Rhodes’ fielding skills and said, “If anyone can spring out of a broken seat, it’s you!”

Echoing a similar sentiment, another person quipped, “Haha, seems like the universe is testing your legendary fielding skills… this time with a broken seat!”

One fan noted, “Indians want you to live here safely. The whole of India loves you so much, that they won’t let you leave easily.”

One of the finest fielders of his generation, Jonty Rhodes was part of the Mumbai Indians camp for nine years and later he moved to the Lucknow Super Giants as the fielding coach of the franchise.