Punjabi Channel's 'Turbanned' Deputy Producer Faces Discrimination On British Airways Flight!

By: Gurjit | September 29, 2017

A Mohali based deputy producer of a Punjabi channel alleged discrimination on British Airways flight while travelling from Vancouver to London, whle on her way to New Delhi.

A turbaned young Sikh woman, Harsharn Kaur, even lodged a complaint against the airline company.

"Discrimination in British Airways. How can your Employee named Monica refused even water to me? Am also paid passenger," she tweeted.

Discrimination in British Airways @BritishAirwaysT how can ur Employee named Monica refused even water To me ?M also paid passenger
— Harsharan kaur (@harsharan_tv) September 28, 2017

She also posted on her FB wall when she was still at Heathrow Airport. Then she also posted her video on FB from a Heathrow terminal detailing the incident on Thursday night.

"When water was served just after the flight started I was left out and I thought that the airhostess would have missed me just by chance. I was very thirsty. Then I specially asked for water and Air Hostess- named Monica - a black woman - said she would just serve. She was serving our line. Then a male host served water to me. Then in the night they served dinner and except me food was served to all. I was not asked if I required vegetarian or non-veg food. Even as I had food with me which I had brought with me but they had nothing to do with it and did not even ask me for once. I was wondering that how they could forget for the second time. Then I again asked Monica who was at food counter and asked why I was being ignored as I was not served food or even asked for choice of food and I told her that I was feeling discriminated. She said don't take personal, sometimes we forget. But I pointed out that only I was forgotten. I pointed out that entire flight was served and only I was left out," she said.

"Then I was served vegetarian food without asking my choice and served pasta. As she had not even asked me the choice and I pointed out that even in vegetarian there is choice I asked her that why was not asked but she again said 'please don't take it personal'

Before landing at Heathrow, they served snacks. I asked if it was vegetarian, he checked the box and told it was vegetarian. Then I was asked would I take coffee or juice. I said I would have juice but again it was not served at all. It was so weird and shocking. I was feeling very bad about this discrimination. One can forget at times but it was apparent that I was subjected to this treatment knowingly," she said.

"Leaving the flight I again asked Monica that why did they discriminate against me," she said. "I think it was done intentionally. I felt very bad. I was feeling very thirsty during the night but had to remain without water for over half an hour and I was very uncomfortable due to this reason," she said.

This isn't the first time that such an episode has happened in-flight. Just a few months ago, popular music producer Jatinder Shah faced a similar situation and every now and then such incidents are confronted by our turbanned Sikh men and women.