Rate 2 out of 5.

1 ⭐ for the Cabin Executive who was calm and very helpful with the questions.

Flight Details:

Airline: Air India AI2116

Route: Singapore (SIN) to New Delhi (DEL)

Boarding: 1:55PM. Actual pushback: 4.13PM

Early morning on 16 October I received the notification saying flight delay. I wasn’t worried but got nervous.

Landed in Singapore after a 20-hour flight and stretched my legs. I learned the haze was increasing in Singapore and Malaysia too.

I was already excited and nervous at the same time. The notification about the delay got me angry for a second.

At the gate before boarding my guts said don’t board — Get indigo. They may screw it up. I didn’t listen as I needed to get to Delhi.

I boarded at 1:45PM and by 3:10PM. We were still waiting on the ground for clearance. We took off about 4PM.

The wait was making all of us upset and some were angry due to Air India delays.

Most of the travellers had connecting flights which I didn’t. I didn’t expected this. Also it didn’t came to mind that I should have just booked with Indigo or get connecting flights instead 😂.

This flight gave me a negative experience on air. As I came to understand that my friends mother had similar experience in 2024 when she went to Uttarakhand.

The free movies were there but that could not fix the wait.

Because of the experience, I am not going to book from Air India ever again.

I am writing this intro while I heal my open wound in the Pink City.

Unfortunately, I wont recommend Air India as the mode to travel.

I spoke to the Cabin Executive who mentioned the time estimated to reach New Delhi was by 7PM.

Given the hold up and experiences. I am choosing to go with the flow.

While I had second thoughts on returning back to the mountains, the lived experiences and contents for my blog is highly important too.