Tilottoma Shome's Viral Tweet Makes Netizens Recall Their First-Ever Flights

Since tweeting a day ago, the now-viral Twitter thread has garnered over 1.4 million views.

Bollywood actor Tilottoma Shome is making headlines for sharing an incident she witnessed at the airport.

Taking to social media, The Night Manager actor wrote, "Saw a woman make fun of a family at the airport who had arrived 6 hours before their flights departure time. It was their first flight. In them, I saw me 23yrs ago, nervous and excited to sit in a plane to Venice for Monsoon wedding.I remember the kindness of strangers ."

The now-viral Twitter thread continued, "I must add that the said family,felt exposed, because while they were given boarding passes, the scanner past security did not let them enter, until 3 hours prior to departure. Tech barrier combined with casual classism. Not a good cocktail."

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I must add that the said family,felt exposed, because while they were given boarding passes, the scanner past security did not let them enter, until 3 hours prior to departure. Tech barrier combined with casual classism. Not a good cocktail.

— Tillotama Shome (@TillotamaShome) February 22, 2023