Raveena Tandon has strongly criticised Air India over its handling of passengers travelling with pets. The actress urged the airline to take lessons from the private airline Akasa Air, which recently introduced a pet-friendly program. Notably, this comes about four months after she hailed Air India for rising back after the deadly plane crash in Ahmedabad
Raveena Tandon slams Air India
Raveena Tandon took to social media on Wednesday to share the “inconvenience” faced by pet owners while flying with Air India. Her remarks come after Akasa Air recently announced an expansion of its Pets on Akasa service. The airline revealed earlier this week that it would now allow two pets per cabin, doubling its previous limit of one. Additionally, the booking window for pet travel has also been reduced to 24 hours before departure, instead of 48 hours earlier, in order to make the process more flexible for customers.
Take a cue @airindia . Sometimes you all put pet parents through a lot of inconvenience. Our babies are better behaved than most of some human passengers you get on board . pic.twitter.com/84qbR1ibsy
— Raveena Tandon (@TandonRaveena) October 1, 2025
Sharing a news report about the update on X (formerly Twitter) Tandon wrote, “Take a cue airindia. Sometimes you all put pet parents through a lot of inconvenience. Our babies are better behaved than most of some human passengers you get on board.”
When Raveena Tandon praised Air India
Days after the deadly Air India Ahmedabad plane crash on June 12, 2025, Raveena Tandon boarded an Air India flight and shared emotional photos and thoughts from inside the aircraft. She revealed the sad mood among the crew and passengers due to the crash. Despite the tragedy, she praised the cabin crew and the airlines.
Sharing photos from the flight, Raveena said, “New Beginnings to rise and fly again against all odds to pick up and start all over , new resolve towards greater strength. The atmosphere solemn and the crews welcoming smiles, tinted with sadness. The Silent passengers and crew bonding with unspoken condolences and subtle confidence .Condolences to the families that have lost their loved ones . A wound that will never heal. . Godspeed always airindia . Fearless and a will To overcome and be strong again. Jai Hind (sic).”
