New Delhi : Angry Sachin Tendulkar fans took to twitter when British Airways asked the cricket icon’s full name after his family members were denied seats and their baggage was wrongly tagged by the airline to another destination. The drama unfolded when Tendulkar, who is in the US to play in the All-Stars Cricket League, tweeted about his family’s travel woes on the British Airways flight. “Angry Disappointed and Frustrated at BA service…Family member’s waitlisted ticket not confirmed despite seats being available. “And luggage tagged by to wrong destination with don’t care attitude!” Tendulkar wrote on his twitter handle. Shortly after Tendulkar’s tweet, the British Airways replied with what seems to be its stock answer to complaints, “We’re sorry to hear this Sachin, could you please DM us your baggage reference, full name and address so we can look into this for you?” After this tweet all hell broke loose on social media as Tendulkar fans were in no mood to forgive the airlines for their lapse of not only not delivering the luggage but also not knowing the legend’s name.
Even former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah took to twitter as a Sachin fan. “Dear British Airways try Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, India. I’m sure this is enough for the postal service/courier company here,” Omar wrote on his twitter handle. Later, British Airways apologised for the inconvenience caused to Tendulkar’s family members. “We are very sorry for the inconvenience that has been caused to our customers’ recent travel plans. We are directly in contact with our customer to resolve the issue,” BA spokesperson said in a statement. As regards the airline asking for Tendulkar’s details, it said, “To allow for the social teams to quickly resolve an issue they require the details of the person flying which aren’t always the same as the person tweeting.” Last year, tennis superstar Maria Sharapova was attacked by Sachin fans for having revealed that she had no idea who Tendulkar was. Within hours, ‘Who is Maria Sharapova’ had trended on Twitter.
