Sidharth Bhutra

Loves peace n privacy | erstwhile sports enthusiast

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@sonalbhutra And you thought tagging the local administration would change things ? Wishful but impractical thinking😀

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@sonalbhutra You posted similar emotions during the last elections and the one before that as well.
Nothing changed over the years ?

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@sonalbhutra List of the basics.
Roads and footpaths still an urgent need for the maximum city.

[Mangalam Maloo @blitzkreigm]

Let me just say it - Air Travel is becoming a mess.

What was once a joyful experience is now becoming a dread.

Unfortunately consumers have no say in it. We're at the behest of a crazily one sided ecosystem.

For a 9 am flight, one's day roughly starts at 5 am and by the time they reach any destination it's past noon at least. Not to mention the crazy mafia of cabbies or the ordeal to get out of the airport post landing.

This 8 hour ordeal is filled with a long journey to the airport, navigating through multiple ID checks, multiple bag screenings, security checks and no real assistance from the staff who only look at everyone as if they're doing them a favour.

This, is assuming the flight is on time and all goes well.

Now God Forbid, If your flight is delayed, your problems have begun to compound. You are now going to get sucked into the quicksand of an apathetic ecosystem.

No clear communication by the staff, no empathy or aid to passengers who may either be old, unwell, travelling for a happy family occasion, a bereavement or even an all important work commitment.

Why is this lopsided?
- If you get to the airport even marginally after their long cut-off time, you aren't allowed to fly. But they can continue to delay flights without any intimation.

- If your bag is even marginally heavier, they won't let it in without charging you. But, if you're carrying just a handbag on a full flight they'll bully you into checking that in, because "no space"

- If you carry a bottle of a beverage, it’s considered a security threat. If they sell the same bottle at 5X the price, it’s convenience.

- They can keep you on a stationery plane without air conditioning, food or even the freedom to use a lavatory. But the minute you show any frustration, they may take strict security action against you and perhaps even make you ineligible for flying.

- You're at the mercy of an airline where gate changes, flight changes, aerobridge and bus changes are frequent and random. But if you miss any of these announcements it's your fault because we told you its a Silent Airport.

- You have to book tickets and pay in full immediately, that’s fair. But they will return the money only in 7 working days after deducting crazy cancellation charges of your initial amount. In a lot of cases, any refund is given through discount vouchers and subject to terms and conditions.

The worst part however is, no one knows a way out of this! Demand-Supply-Cost-Infra-Rules-Regulations-Safety-Security are all important and must be adhered to. Everyone's equally helpless.

The only solution – Airlines - please, please, please – train your staff to be more empathetic, helpful and respectful to passengers and ensure the processes are all customer focused and not just cost focused. What's a process, can't be changed. But what can, is the experience you provide.

Not sure if this will even make a difference to anyone, but that’s all one can do as a customer without much choice, right? Make a suggestion or voice a rant.

An airline isn’t just about stuffing people in a metal tube and transporting them. It’s about connecting people to their loved ones. Parents meeting children in different cities, a couple celebrating a milestone occasion, a family having worked very hard to save up for this trip. It’s a celebration of one of mankind’s greatest inventions.

@airindia @airvistara @AkasaAir @IndiGo6E @flyspicejet @DGCAIndia @consaff @LiveFromALounge @TheSanjivKapoor

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@shailu_CA I've been told that railways cancel trains if the occupancy isn't enough, not sure how true that is though. I have seen my 2 journeys cancelled in last 3 months.
Also to note that while the coach quality is definitely getting better, the cleanliness standards ain't any good yet.

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

Life of an average person
- keep butter refrigerated
- crave for a butter sandwich
- wait for butter to soften
- watch your hunger die down while the butter softens
- eat something else
- keep the butter back in the refrigerator

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

The biggest downside of ditching a vacation plan these days is to go through the harrassment of entire people of group re-post the same picture on social media

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

Idea for a startup - Pool in NRIs to lend you their credit / debit cards during your foreign travel, you pay them / their families in India in INR on return😀

[Sonal Bhutra @sonalbhutra]

20% TCS is not a small amount! Income tax return is filed by July post any FY. If you make the expense in July of 2023, you wont claim credit for one year. The capital stuck and interest lost on this one is a lot!

#TCS

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@shailu_CA Congratulations. Jitni hamaari aayu hai utna aapka anubhav hai 🙏🙏

[Zucker Doctor @DoctorLFC]

Beautification of roads during an international summit where foreign delegates are expected is a brazen slap on the faces of citizens by the authorities. It has the "We can do it but we won't do it for you ordinary, taxpaying, law-abiding citizens" vibe to it.

#G20Summit #Mumbai

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@blitzkreigm @sonalbhutra Mumbai is witnessing a transformational change..!!
Most of us would be like that old lady in Swades who exclaims "Bijli" on getting electricity at her home, once the transformation is through..

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@sonalbhutra Mumbai is going through a massive transformation.. When the transformation would be through is a question though😀

[Mangalam Maloo @blitzkreigm]

This is a three-toed sloth

It's the slowest mammal in the world, it moves at 0.24 km/hour

It would take this sloth about 2500 hours or 105 days to traverse the entire spread of the Mumbai city

The only thing slower than this sloth is the pace of Infra construction in Mumbai

[Sonal Bhutra @sonalbhutra]

Think @mybmc should put out a list of roads which are not dug up.

Considering the current situation, I think, a tweet would suffice.

🙃

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@PseudoLawyer Hahaha.. the spirit never leaves you..!!

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@PseudoLawyer Best hai 👌
We will go from Mumbai to Goa and then to Ayodhya.

[Suruchi @DesireMaze]

As fate would have it, you’ll always have everything else in abundance except that very thing you badly want. Wealth, health, love, fame, accolades-pick one that you feel is the purpose of your existence and voila, it’ll be the very thing you crave for, for the rest of your life.

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@PseudoLawyer Travelled last month .. single vaccine certificate or a negative COVID report is good to be through any checks ..

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@CPMumbaiPolice superb response time and help by Samta Nagar police station .. particularly Bhansode madam and team to sort out our problem in no time ..

[Sidharth Bhutra @sidharthbhutra]

@PseudoLawyer @ndtvfeed Absolutely..mahapurush hai after all