Elderly couple's paratha-curd meal on a steel plate on IndiGo flight goes viral

The video, recorded by a fellow passenger seated in the aisle, showed a woman in a saree opening a packet of curd and placing it beside parathas and pickles arranged on a steel plate. Sitting beside her, the elderly man helped her serve the.

Once everything was ready, the couple began eating quietly. The woman dipped a piece of paratha into the curd as the man ate alongside her.

What Happened

The passenger who filmed the scene later revealed himself in the video. What also caught the attention of viewers was that no cabin crew member appeared to intervene or ask the couple to put the food away during the clip.

• They argued that regardless of the food being eaten, airline travel has its own etiquette and passengers should respect the rules governing what can be consumed onboard.

• Others, however, felt that flying comes with certain norms that passengers are expected to follow.

• Several users argued that not every passenger can afford to spend hundreds of rupees on an in-flight sandwich and that carrying familiar, home-cooked food should not automatically be viewed as a problem if it.

Key Details

For them, the meal was simply a practical choice, particularly given the cost of food on flights.

• Some felt there was little reason to object when the couple appeared to be eating without disturbing anyone around them.

• The seemingly ordinary meal soon became a talking point online, with viewers divided over whether passengers should be allowed to eat food brought from home on flights.

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