Airport Lounges Are Like ‘Free Meal Scheme Canteens’, Says Ashneer Grover
Ashneer Grover, the former managing director of BharatPe, has spoken on the exclusivity of airport lounges versus dining at airport restaurants, saying lounges are like free meal scheme canteens — with credit cards as redeeming vouchers. He also said there is more exclusivity in sitting in any airport restaurant and paying for your meal.He said this while responding to a Twitter post by a parody account ‘Gabbar’ on the airport lounges.In the tweet, ‘Gabbar’ had said, “Going to the Airport Lounge these days is basically rubbing shoulders with declasse deal hunters jostling to have that cold samosa. So I always prefer to stay in the common area."Responding to this, Grover in a Twitter reply said, “There is more exclusivity in sitting in any airport restaurant and paying for your meal. Loung...