Chennai (PTI): The Madras High Court has directed private carrier Air India to pay Rs 35,000 to a passenger, who suffered health complications after eating the food provided by the airliner that contained hair.

He suffered vomiting sensation and stomach pain after eating the food.

Justice P B Balaji gave the directive recently while partly allowing the appeal filed by Air India Limited, which challenged an order of a trial court that directed it to pay a compensation of Rs one lakh.

n his order, the judge said it was seen that the Air India officials have blown hot and cold even in their written statement.

In one breath, they claimed that there were seven airline staff on board and the plaintiff (passenger) never complained to any of them. However, on their own volition, at paragraph

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